The NHS in England will struggle to hit its targets to improve strained emergency services by next year, an independent spending watchdog has concluded.
In a report published on Wednesday, the National Audit Office said that, although staff numbers and funding had increased, the health service had “not been able to secure the full benefits” of this.
Between 2019 and 2021, they noted, NHS productivity had fallen by 23 per cent, “a reduction not echoed by a similar decline in the wider UK economy”.
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