NHS reality check 2017: Delivering care under pressure

Delivering care under pressure

By the end of the 2015/16 financial year, NHS providers logged a record deficit of £2.45 billion, with funding having slowed to an annual growth of just 1.2% a year. Put simply, while the NHS budget has been protected relative to other government spend in the past 5 years, patient need has continued to outpace resources.

As part of the NHS reality check report we asked our members to tell us about their experiences on the front line of care delivery. Shining through their stories is the dedication of a profession deeply concerned about the future of the NHS, but determined to keep the ship afloat. Attention is often focused on the pressures on hospital emergency services, but our evidence shows that doctors providing care across the medical spectrum – in services that are the backbone of hospital care – are struggling to cope.

Speaking out and raising concerns

The RCP is clear that the NHS is currently underfunded, under doctored and overstretched. Patients and NHS staff deserve better; we need a new plan for health and social care. A plan designed to meet the UK’s health and care needs in the long term, and to value, support and motivate NHS staff.

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