Spring Statement: Health leaders warn of service and staffing cuts as NHS faces tough finances

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By Claudia Tanner

NHS managers have warned of potential cuts to services and staffing following Tuesdays's Spring Statement, as cost pressures mount from pay awards, strikes and rising medicines spending.

Dr Layla McCay, director of policy speaking for NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, said the financial context for the NHS has "changed significantly" since the Autumn Budget and renewed a call for a financial injection into the health service.