The government must fix the £4bn hole in council funding for 2024/25 or risk more councils in England going bankrupt, says the cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee.
Finance directors in the survey said next year looked hugely difficult, rating the financial challenge between eight and 10.
Don’t sacrifice transformation in the face of financial pressures.
Ambulances stuck outside hospitals waiting to hand over patients reflect wider pressures in the emergency care sector.
The HFMA’s strategy for 2022 to 2025 is a bold, ambitious vision for the association over the next three years.
In September, prime minister Boris Johnson allocated £5.4bn over three years to pay for social care reforms.
It is widely anticipated that chancellor Rishi Sunak will find further funding for the health service.