'Like getting tickets for Harry Styles'

THE hoops public sector leaders in the North are made to jump through by Whitehall to get their hands on much-needed funds never cease to amaze.

- ROB PARSONS

In the latest example, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust missed out on funding from a Government decarbonisation scheme at the last round 'by a matter of minutes! 

At a meeting, finance director Andrew Bertram said: "The only reason we were unsuccessful last time was because our bid went in at 2.10pm though it opened at 2pm, and 2.09pm turned out to be where the cut-off was and the money had run out."