NHS chief warns waiting lists could hit 5m without extra cash

Simon Stevens launches blistering attack on government spending in conference speech saying NHS has a ‘funding problem’

The boss of the NHS today launched an extraordinary assault on government funding of the NHS, and warned that cancer and mental health could deteriorate, and the waiting list for hospital operations hit 5m, because ministers are giving the services billions less than it needs.

Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, warned that the service “has a funding problem” and that spending on the NHS is expected to “nosedive” over the next two years under current government plans.

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