The NHS is facing 'fundamental challenges' on its future as budget problems continue, an auditor says.
That’s despite a huge cash injection from the Welsh government, cuts by health boards and a reduction in agency spend.
The majority of this spend covers workforce vacancies, but includes staff sickness and efforts to reduce the backlog and significant patient demand. While the uplift was more than five times more than the extra cash given the previous year, it represented a 1.2% real terms increase in funding, such is the impact of rising inflation.
He said more fundamental challenges now needed to be grasped "around the shape and infrastructure of the NHS", the level of funding it needs, its workforce challenges and how the demand for its services can be better managed.
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