A total of 21 % of clinical commissioning group chief finance officers and 23 % of UK NHS Health Service ( NHS ) trust finance directors believe the quality of patient services will " deteriorate " this year . In a report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association ( HFMA ) , 33 doctors working for NHS trusts predicted quality " would decline even further " in 2017 - 18 . The pessimistic outlook came on the grounds of failing to hit waiting time targets , a lack of access to patient services , and potential cuts . Last year , the trust ended up with a deficit of £ 2.45bn , the biggest in its history .
A total of 21% of clinical commissioning group chief finance officers and 23% of UK National Health Service (NHS) trust finance directors believe the quality of patient services will "deteriorate" this year. In a report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), 33% working for NHS trusts thought quality "would decline even further" in 2017-18. The pessimistic view came on the back of inability to hit waiting time targets, a lack of access to patient services, and potential cuts. Last year, the NHS ended up with a deficit of £2.45bn, the biggest in its history.