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Austerity has led to NHS quality of care declining in key areas, study finds

Exclusive: Experts say fall in funding caused ‘turning point’ in standards in health service in England

The quality of care that the NHS provides has got worse in many key areas and patients’ long waits to access treatment could become even more common, research has found.

The coalition government’s austerity programme in the early 2010s led to the heath service no longer being able to meet key waiting time targets, the Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation said.

Fewer people with long-term heath conditions such as cancer, diabetes and depression, are getting enough help to manage their condition.

Breast cancer screening rates for women aged 53-74 have fallen.

It has become harder for patients to see a named GP.

Only 6% of midwives think their maternity unit has enough staff to do its job properly.

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