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Industry / United Kingdom

Health Budget Undershot

November 2007 | Industry News
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The UK's state-run health provider the National Health Service (NHS) has announced that it is to under-spend its budget for 2007/2008 by as much as GBP1.8bn (US$3.72bn). Although the government maintains that the unspent money will be ploughed back into the system, it has still come under criticism for being too cautious, an attitude that surprises