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NewsTrust takes £2m hit on flawed land sale
A trust was forced to pay £2m to exit a land sale – after realising that it might need the space and would have lost money on the deal.
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NewsDHSC instructed to reduce use of external contractors
The Department of Health and Social Care has been told to develop plans to in-house services currently supplied by external contractors.
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CommentWhy decommissioning fails
Attempts to decommission failing or out-of-date services are rarely defeated by weak evidence. More often, they do succeed because the costs of decommissioning are immediate and visible, while the benefits are delayed, diffuse and difficult to prove
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NewsAcute trust overturns ‘obviously unfair’ £1.7m legal bill
An acute trust has overturned a £1.7m legal bill in the High Court after a judge found “obvious unfairness” in an independent adjudicator’s decision about a legal dispute with a construction firm.
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CommentData-driven modelling can take the guess work out of planning
As the UK population ages and demand on hospitals grows, new research shows how predictive and prescriptive analytics could help the NHS better forecast demand, allocate resources and improve care for frail and elderly patients
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News‘Vital’ NHS research centres face funding cut
Nationally funded research centres hosted by major teaching trusts are facing a cut of up to £187m from 2028.
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CommentHow the UK’s housing shortage is undermining NHS care
Mental health trusts are spending millions keeping clinically ready patients in hospital beds – not because they need treatment, but because the supported housing market that should receive them has been shrinking for 15 years
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NewsICB issues tougher spending rules for local trusts
Several trusts in the South West are being asked to restrict all non-essential spending due to their “challenging financial position”.
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News‘Central pressure’ forcing ICBs to cut reform investment
Integrated care boards are struggling to protect funds to deliver neighbourhood health and other 10-Year Health Plan proposals this year – with one cluster forced to withdraw a £33m fund days after launching it.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: How one borough is rewiring care
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance, and finances in the mental health sector, by deputy bureau chief Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
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NewsStreeting intervenes over energy price shock
The health secretary has urged hospital chief executives to sign up to a national energy procurement scheme to cushion themselves from energy price shocks caused by the war in Iran.
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NewsTrust settles ‘lucrative deal’ legal challenge
A south London acute trust has ended a year-long legal challenge brought by a radiology supplier after agreeing to a confidential settlement.
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NewsGP upgrades ‘stuck in layers of approval’
A string of bureaucratic barriers are still holding up development of buildings for primary and community care, multiple NHS and industry organisations have warned.
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NewsNHSE reveals NHS App self-test specialties
NHS England plans to centralise at-home diagnostics for seven specialties through the NHS App, commercial documents reveal.
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NewsTrusts given more freedom on spending
The government has more than doubled the amount a trust can spend on procurements before they need approval from the centre.
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NewsICB warned against ‘passing costs’ to council
A cash-strapped integrated care board has been warned against shunting costs to local councils or residents, after making large cuts to NHS Continuing Healthcare spend.
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NewsNHSE spending £300m overhauling national agency
NHS Supply Chain has been awarded hundreds of millions of pounds for a major overhaul of its infrastructure, IT systems and operating model, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsProcurement for ‘groundbreaking’ cancer service delayed
NHS England has had to cancel the procurement of a “groundbreaking” cancer screening programme due to “procedural issues”.
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CommentSaving money is possible for the NHS but only under six conditions
There are few opportunities for quick savings in the NHS, but there is strong evidence that longer-term gains can translate into real financial headroom if structural barriers are fixed
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NewsNHSE expects local resistance to centralised procurement plan
NHS England is prepared for local resistance to its plan to take greater control over the buying decisions of local trusts.