QIPP
Exclusive: acutes' deficit and savings performance worsens, DH figures show
Plans to cut deficits in the acute trust sector fell further behind in the third quarter of 2011-12 as hospitals struggled to make up lost ground on challenging savings targets.
Sir John Oldham will not take up a role on NHS Commissioning Board
The GP lead on the quality, innovation, productivity and prevention programme has announced he will not be seeking a position on the NHS Commissioning Board.
Exclusive: Circle deal means Hinchingbrooke needs over £70m to clear debts
The deal struck between Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust and its private sector operator means the trust needs surpluses of at least £70m over the next decade to pay off its £40m debts.
Jim Easton: current squeeze 'just a rehearsal'
The current financial squeeze on health services is only a “rehearsal” for a long-term push to make the NHS financially sustainable, efficiency chief Jim Easton said today.
Commissioning board chair: liberation of the NHS 'won't happen overnight'
The health service should not expect a “sudden overnight change on 1 April next year” to an autonomous and liberated system, the chair of the NHS Commissioning Board has told HSJ.
Penalise poor performers 'robustly', Flory demands
The NHS’s deputy chief executive has used his latest quarterly report to direct the health service to “robustly bear down” on “persistent poor performer” organisations.
Improvements in ‘harm free’ older patient care
A significant improvement has been recorded in the proportion of older patients receiving “harm free” care following a major patient safety trial, HSJ can disclose.
Monitor reports sharp deterioration in foundations' A&E performance
Monitor has reported sharp increases in the numbers of foundation trusts breaching accident and emergency targets or attracting the worst risk ratings for governance.
CCG performance framework missing key quality indicators
Priority areas for care quality improvement are underrepresented – and sometimes completely left out – of the proposed accountability regime for clinical commissioners.
Charities pursue involvement for CCG commissioning support
National charities are expecting to become major suppliers of commissioning support in the restructured NHS, HSJ has learnt.
Exclusive: two in three hospital trust savings plans in trouble
More than two thirds of NHS hospital trusts fell behind on their savings plans in the first half of 2011-12 as the sector slipped deeper into the red, HSJ can reveal.
UK medicine prices 'cheapest in Europe'
The price of drugs is falling more steeply in the UK than the rest of Europe, it has been claimed.
Council plans £100m loan to buy out foundation's PFI contracts
A local authority is in negotiations to lend up to £100m to a foundation trust seeking to buy out its private finance initiative contracts, HSJ has learned.
Monitor could advise commissioners on reconfiguration to combat financial difficulties
Monitor is considering changes to its regulatory strategy as it believes some foundation trusts may face financial problems so profound they cannot be fixed by the providers alone.
Health committee: NHS could miss savings target from 'salami slicing'
The NHS has been making “short-term” and “salami slicing” spending cuts and will not make required efficiency savings if the current approach continues, the House of Commons health committee has said.
Two more hospital trusts placed in significant breach by Monitor
Two more foundations trusts have been placed in significant breach of their terms of authorisation, taking the total to 15 of the 78 acute trusts regulated by Monitor.
Trusts facing 'difficult choice' over service provision
NHS trusts face “difficult choices about the services they provide” as they fight to sustain savings programmes of 5 per cent a year, according to a report by Monitor and the Audit Commission.
Leadership and staff engagement 'critical' to hospital savings challenge - study
Effective leadership and staff engagement will be “critical” if hospitals are to achieve the lion’s share of the £20bn NHS savings goal by 2015, a new Nuffield Trust study has found.
NHS market could fragment further, warns Supply Chain CEO
The “fragmented” way the NHS is developing could make it harder for it to make savings on procurement, the chief executive of NHS Supply Chain has warned.
QIPP progress revealed after DH publishes cash savings
The NHS saved around £2.5bn in the first half of this financial year, or 42 per cent of its target for the year, the Department of Health reported today.
More on QIPP
Dial Q for quality: the programme helping healthcare leaders deliver change
To improve quality leaders must focus on relationships that facilitate change. Daloni Carlisle looks at a project to develop the right skills.
Noel Plumridge: in the savings equation, the answer is always QIPP
Where will 2011-12 savings end up?
'Clinical engagement cannot be considered too expensive now'
HSJ interviews Dr Richard Bohmer on the scale of challenge facing NHS organisations.
Why research and development is a key component of trust outcomes
An ambitious research and development programme could prove invaluable when it comes to improving commissioning and health outcomes in your trust, says Angela Knight Jackson.
Noel Plumridge: the reinvestment riddle
Where is the process for reinvesting the Nicholson efficiency savings?
Mapping variation to prioritise areas needing improved outcome, quality and productivity
An “atlas” of unwarranted variation in healthcare for children is informing commissioners and empowering parents, writes Ronny Cheung.
