Crispin Dowler
Crispin Dowler is a former bureau chief at HSJ
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- 020 3033 2782
- Email:
- crispin.dowler@emap.com
NewsOsborne to abandon surplus target
Chancellor George Osborne has abandoned his target to bring government finances back into surplus by 2020.
NewsExclusive: Paybills and planned care targeted in huge savings drive
NHS trusts have been given a month to produce plans for merging back-office and pathology services with their neighbours, as part of a three-pronged plan to bear down on this year’s provider sector deficit.
NewsNHS providers on course for £500m deficit, says Mackey
EXCLUSIVE: NHS providers are on course to finish 2016-17 £500m in the red, despite national rules requiring the sector to eliminate its deficit this year, Jim Mackey has revealed.
NewsWhat does Brexit mean for NHS funding?
The vote for Brexit and the economic and political turbulence that attends it have ushered in a period of huge risk and uncertainty for NHS finances, HSJ has been told.
NewsMackey only in NHS Improvement job for two years
Jim Mackey has confirmed that he is only in his job as chief executive of NHS Improvement on a two year secondment.
NewsExclusive: Mackey abandons plan for NHS providers to balance this year
The regulator of the NHS provider sector has admitted it will not be brought into the black this year, in conflict with national requirements agreed six months ago.
Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: 2015-16 is the year that won't end
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
NewsNHS Improvement reveals plans for major staff shake-up
NHS Improvement has begun consultation with employees on a major internal restructure of the staff it inherited from Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority.
Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Breaking down the £22bn
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
NewsNHS England reveals breakdown of £22bn savings plan
More than £6.5bn of the £22bn efficiencies the NHS needs to make by 2021 will come from “national” interventions like continued pay restraint and cuts to the community pharmacy contract, according to NHS England figures released on Monday afternoon.
NewsMackey: Some trusts 'not doing enough' to tackle agency spending
Exclusive: The chief executive of NHS Improvement has issued a stern warning to trusts that “aren’t doing enough” to cut their agency staff spending, as the regulator released new figures on the effect of the agency pay caps.
Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Squeezing the capital budget
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: If the (agency) cap fits
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
NewsPrivate providers make case for bigger role in STPs
The new chair of the NHS Partners Network expects to see greater engagement with independent providers in the NHS’s sustainability and transformation plans.
NewsRevealed: How many agency shifts breached 2015-16 pay caps
The number of NHS agency shifts per week that breached new pay caps rose by more than 10,000 in the first three months after they were introduced, new data shows.
Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Send in the arbitrators
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
NewsChief of scandal hit teaching hospital steps down
The chief executive of a troubled south London teaching hospital has stepped down, following intense regulatory scrutiny of the foundation trust’s sudden financial collapse last year.
NewsExclusive: 'Strong push' still needed in NHS contract negotiations
NHS Improvement’s finance chief has said the health service needs another “significant push” over the next four days to get 2016-17 contracts agreed before arbitration kicks in on 25 April.
Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Spare a thought for the commissioners
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
News'No spare money' to break contracts impasse, commissioners warn
The chief executive of NHS Clinical Commissioners has warned that a significant number of contracts could remain unsigned beyond the revised deadlines issued to NHS organisations this week.