NHSE received significant extra funding from the government during the course of 2023–24. This included £2.8 billion to support new pay deals for staff, and £1.7 billion to mitigate the impact of industrial action. Despite this extra money, NHS systems still finished the year with an aggregated £1.4 billion deficit, which was double the £720 million deficit in the plans NHSE agreed with them early in the year.17

NHSE received significant extra funding from the government during the course of 2023–24. This included £2.8 billion to support new pay deals for staff, and £1.7 billion to mitigate the impact of industrial action. Despite this extra money, NHS systems still finished the year with an aggregated £1.4 billion deficit, which was double the £720 million deficit in the plans NHSE agreed with them early in the year.17 Type: conclusion | Number: 10 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 1.2 NHS England publishes planning guidance as soon as funding is finalised and approval is received by Government, in recent years this has been actioned on the same day. NHS England (NHSE) and the Department of Health and Social care (DHSC) continue to work together to enable planning guidance to