All articles by Crispin Dowler
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NewsOsborne to abandon surplus target
Chancellor George Osborne has abandoned his target to bring government finances back into surplus by 2020.
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NewsExclusive: Paybills and planned care targeted in huge savings drive
NHS Improvement sets out plan for major interventions to bring provider sector deficit down to £250m in 2016-17 Warns that planned £550m deficit makes management of overall NHS financial position “very risky” Providers given a month to produce plans for consolidation of back office and pathology services across entire ...
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NewsNHS providers on course for £500m deficit, says Mackey
Jim Mackey says NHS providers are on course to record deficit of £500m for 2016-17 NHS Improvement chief says this is a big improvement but “we can’t stop there” NHS Improvement to unveil measures aimed at further improving financial position Mackey promises he will abide by any “control total” ...
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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.
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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.
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NewsExclusive: Mackey abandons plan for NHS providers to balance this year
Mackey admits trust plans for 2016-17 will not bring the provider sector back into the black Warning comes despite national planning guidance saying sector would be required to break even this year Also warns that plans to balance NHS budget overall will be “tight” Admits that there are ...
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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
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NewsNHS Improvement reveals plans for major staff shake-up
NHS Improvement has begun consultation on new staff structure with 1,113 full-time equivalents, down from 1,244 last year Large number of vacancies means it expects to make only a few redundancies Regulator aims to move to single oversight model for trusts and FTs in 3-6 months, staff told It ...
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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
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NewsNHS England reveals breakdown of £22bn savings plan
NHS England has said £6.7bn of the NHS savings needed by 2021 will come from pay restraint, pharmacy cuts and central budget reductions A further £1bn will come from savings on non-NHS provider contracts and CCG running costs £8.6bn will come from provider savings, driven through 2 per cent ...
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NewsMackey: Some trusts 'not doing enough' to tackle agency spending
Mackey warns that some trusts ”simply aren’t doing enough” to cut their spending on agency staff Warning comes as NHS Improvement tells MPs that agency caps have saved up to £300m since October 2015 Also follows complaints that some trusts have faced staffing problems due to neighbours breaching agency ...
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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
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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
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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.
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NewsRevealed: How many agency shifts breached 2015-16 pay caps
New data shows 1 February reduction in agency pay caps drove weekly breaches above 45,000 – an increase of 10,000 a week Breaches began to decline again at the start of March NHS Improvement estimates agency caps saved £290m between October and February The number of NHS agency ...
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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
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NewsChief of scandal hit teaching hospital steps down
Miles Scott steps down from role of chief executive at St George’s University Hospitals Move follows high profile financial collapse at the trust and arrival of new interim chair He will be replaced by acting chief executive Paula Vasco-Knight Chair tells staff the trust’s problems will not be solved ...
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NewsExclusive: 'Strong push' still needed in NHS contract negotiations
NHS Improvement finance chief calls for “really strong push” in contract negotiations over next few days Bob Alexander says progress has been made since national bodies issued new deadlines for contract offers earlier this month Still not “sufficient contracts formally agreed” Contracts unsigned after 25 April enter arbitration process ...
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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
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News'No spare money' to break contracts impasse, commissioners warn
NHS Clinical Commissioners warns there is “no spare money” to close down 2016-17 contracting impasse CCGs’ representative doubtful that all groups will be able to make “reasonable” offers by deadline Intervention comes after NHS Improvement warned that “very few” contracts were signed by 31 March, and some commissioners had ...