NHS: Government’s £1 billion raid on the poor to help rich areas

Almost £1billion of NHS cash could be stripped from the poorest parts of the country and handed to the richest, according to a report by the Daily Mirror. A major allocation review is set to change the way health bosses calculate which areas get most money.Funding, now assessed by deprivation, may soon be based on the number of OAPs. The move could see vital funds removed from the North and London and given to wealthy areas in the Midlands, the South East and South West. A final decision will be made in December. Documents show the plans would take £720million