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Cameron ignores £2bn NHS funding gap
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BRAZEN Prime Minister David Cameron tried to brush aside dramatic new evidence yesterday that the NHS is plunging into deep crisis.
He put on a shameless Commons display of unconcern over warnings that the NHS faces a £2 billion funding gap, with one in three hospitals already in deficit.
Labour MPs piled on the pressure at Prime Minister’s Questions, warning that GP surgeries around the country are facing acute problems and around 100 face closure.
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