Taxpayers to bail out failing hospitals

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You might have thought we were finished with the bail-outs - after all it's fairly clear that the cupboard is bare. However, the government hasn't finished propping up failing institutions with our cash.

Now it's the turn of more than 20 hospitals who have done such a terrible job of managing their finances that they have run out of money. So why do they deserve £1.5 billion of our cash?