A body representing hospital consultants has called for an independent inquiry into the NHS’s future after a survey found that half of trust finance directors (41 of 85) said that patient care in their area had deteriorated over the past year. The quarterly monitoring report from the think tank the King’s Fund1 found that just 6% (5 of 85) of finance directors thought that patient care in their area had improved. Of 233 NHS trust finance directors in England, 85 completed the survey (response rate 36%). The report authors said that the NHS was heading into winter on …

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随着患者护理质量的恶化，医院医生呼吁对NHS的未来进行询问

一项代表医院顾问的机构呼吁对NHS的未来进行独立调查，原因是调查发现一半的信托财务总监（85位中的41位）表示，过去一年该地区的患者护理状况有所恶化。智库国王基金会（King's Fund）的季度监测报告发现，只有6％（85位中的5位）的财务主管认为其所在地区的患者护理有所改善。在英格兰的233位NHS信托财务总监中，有85位完成了调查（答复率为36％）。报告作者说，NHS即将在…进入冬季。