Exclusive: Trust bailouts rise to £2.7bn as more rely on loans

Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle

NHS trusts were forced to draw down £2.7bn of emergency cash bailouts from the government last year – with two-thirds of hospital providers now relying on government loans to maintain payments to staff and suppliers.

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