Briefing / Joint statement - The financial pressures facing the NHS

The purpose of this joint statement from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (the Academy), the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and the NHS Confederation (national organisations which together represent the interests of the NHS medical, finance and managerial communities) is to acknowledge publicly the issues that the NHS faces and set out what we believe are the principles, approach and behaviours that should underpin the drive to address the issues at both a local and national level.