Petition Increase NHS funding

The NHS is on the brink of disaster. With increases of 0.8% in funding annually and the cost increase of 5% the NHS is about to fall apart. Vacancies are left unfilled and capital programs halted. Three quarters of trusts are now in deficit with some as much as 90%. Clearly investment is required.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/nhs/11782319/Patient-safety-at-risk-from-NHS-cuts.html
https://www.unison.org.uk/at-work/health-care/key-issues/fighting-cuts-and-privatisation-in-the-nhs/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11984078/Simon-Stevens-NHS-could-run-out-of-cash-without-a-boost.html

These stories are the tip of the iceberg. Let's act now and save our health service. If nothing else give the uk people a referendum on how we can increase the funding in the NHS.

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Date closed 16 May 2016
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