<P> In October 2013 the trust was said to have the lowest spend on in - patient's meals in the country at £ 4.15 per day . </P> <P> In November 2013 it was revealed that more than 2000 patients waiting for surgery had not been registered on the waiting list, and that 242 had waited more than a year for treatment . It was said that this was a software problem . A review of 7,174 patients subject to delay by the Royal Free Trust in April 2015 found that one patient may have suffered "serious harm" and 39 "moderate harm". 1,541 patients were sent to private providers between July 2014 and April 2015, predominately for endoscopy and ear, nose and throat treatments . </P> <P> The Trust predicted a deficit of £ 16.9 m in 2013--14 . Later in 2014 it was merged with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust . </P>

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