All Finance and efficiency articles – Page 133
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HSJ KnowledgeLive Q&A: making a merger work
We’ll be offering advice on successfully merging with another organisation on Friday 19 October at 9am. Post your questions in the comments section
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HSJ KnowledgeThe profitability of private patients
NHS private patient units can compete with private hospitals
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HSJ KnowledgeReducing the burden on hospital services
The coming together of community services and the movement of cash flow is the key
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HSJ KnowledgePassport to improved patient experience
New document aimed at getting patients involved in their care
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Leader‘Novel and contentious’
The NHS rethinks its funding options in a developing picture which is far from uniform
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HSJ KnowledgeBright approach to fast care
Implementing new ambulatory emergency care tariffs demands a mindset shift
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LeaderWhy so many vacancies? Time to stop the NHS talent drain
Is the NHS heading for a leadership crisis?
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LeaderSouth London’s ‘failure’ leaves the big questions unanswered
Govt has sent a warning shot to struggling trusts.
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LeaderGPs vs MPs: the ‘new’ battle ground for a redesigned NHS
Will reconfiguration be any different this time around?
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LeaderGovernment won't enjoy efficiency gained from public sector borrowing
Can efficiency be achieved through increased public spending?
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LeaderA weak private sector is bad news for the NHS
The future for the private hospital sector is not a pretty one, as our exclusive analysis of Laing and Buisson’s authoritative annual market review reveals, and this conclusion prompts two questions.
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LeaderThe complexity of competition rules creates confusion and risk
Those who worry about the commercialisation of services for NHS patients often point to problems created by privatised utilities or the unholy mess that is the West’s banking sector.
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LeaderAn unflinching framework in the face of relentless pressure
Today’s autumn statement painted a gloomy picture of the economy in 2012. By the time the Chancellor rose, NHS leaders had already begun to come to terms with an operating framework that sent a similarly grim message.
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LeaderPension squeeze is another victim of inept NHS reform
“I’m not touching that, it’s a quagmire,” said the health minister fleeing from HSJ’s question at last week’s Conservative Party conference.
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LeaderDH chases up service changes with an undisguised urgency
The Department of Health’s report on the NHS’s record in the months April to June presents an impressive list of achievements and the NHS staff responsible for them should rightly feel proud. But look closer and a less reassuring picture emerges.
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LeaderSquaring the price competition and efficiency circle
“Where would you like your vasectomy, sir?” is not a phrase you’re likely to hear in the NHS as many primary care trusts have ruled out paying for the procedure anywhere other than in GP practices.
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LeaderPrivate sector takeover not as imminent as some may have it
The week began with a media feeding frenzy around the government’s NHS reforms created by the imminent publication of the health bill. Dire warnings were ten a penny, while the PM adopted a Thatcherite “no alternative” stance.
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Leader'Conspiracy of silence hides true extent of poor GP performance'
Andrew Lansley claims primary care trusts had to be abolished because they failed to commission effectively - an arguable accusation.