Claim: 98% of NHS trusts are in deficit.
Fact-check: How many NHS trusts are in deficit? - Full Fact
Verdict: this was roughly correct for acute trusts in the third quarter of 2015/16. but by the end of 2015/16 it was 65% of all nhs trusts, of which 75% were acute trusts .
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2016-12-09T00:00:00