All Finance and efficiency articles – Page 73
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NewsExclusive: Months of delay to new NHS procurement model
The implementation of the government’s new purchasing and supply model for the NHS has been delayed, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOne in 10 CCGs missing spending target 'not good enough'
More than one in 10 clinical commissioning groups were forecasting they would miss the national mental health spending mandate for 2017-18, latest NHS England data shows.
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HSJ LocalChief 'increasingly concerned' over hospital build hit by Carillion collapse
The chief executive of an acute trust is growing increasingly concerned about the length of time it is taking to resume building on a “key” new PF2 hospital, following the demise of Carillion.
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CommentThe case against consultancies is far from proven
Richard Lewis argues that the research asking trusts to stay the use of management consultants has simplified a complex subject
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The new Nicholson Challenge – moving on from David to Viv
Andy Cowper discusses how the service can meet “The Viv Nicholson Challenge” and how much more money to ask for and in return for what
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NewsCCGs on course for £687m deficit
Clinical commissioning groups are on course to overspend their total budget by £687m at the end of 2017-18, while the overall commissioning system will balance its books, NHS England has said.
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NewsDetails of NHS privately financed estates plan revealed
NHS trusts could agree major property deals with private firms from June 2019 under partnership plans being considered by the government, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGovernment allocates £760m capital funding
The government has today allocated £760m capital for building projects, including a major acute reconfiguration in the Midlands, and another £150m for “efficiency” investments.
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NewsGovernment promises long term NHS plan this year
The Prime Minister has said the government will reveal a new “sustainable long term plan” for the NHS over the next year, which will be backed by a ”a multiyear funding settlement”.
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HSJ LocalCircle threatens legal action over £150m treatment centre procurement
Circle Health has pulled out of a bid to continue running services at the Nottingham Treatment Centre, and threatened clinical commissioning groups with legal action over their £150m three year procurement.
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CommentThe real funding debate: how to spend it
Thomas Cawston on the growing speculation that the Cabinet is beginning to support a significant boost in healthcare funding
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CommentThe Five Year Forward View is no longer fit for purpose
The Five Year Forward View no longer holds water, making it necessary to draft a new vision statement for the NHS to make it “an investable proposition” in the eyes of the Treasury, says Mike Birtwistle
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HSJ LocalCCG free to cut IVF funding after panel decision
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel will not carry out a full review of a clinical commissioning group’s decision to cut funding for IVF services.
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NewsExclusive: The 23 CCGs predicting a cut in mental health spending
The proportion of clinical commissioning groups whose mental health spending will fall in cash terms is predicted to double this year to one in 10, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMental health funding forecast to hit £11bn by 2021
Clinical commissioning group investment in mental health will rise by 8 per cent over the next three years to nearly £11bn if they meet mandated spending targets, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: It’s raining NHS spending rhetoric: Hallelujah!
Jeremy Hunt’s recent appearance on a Sunday politics TV show, asking for more funds for the NHS is a shrewd tactic, notes Andy Cowper
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NewsHunt hints at backing for NHS tax rise
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has hinted at possible government support for tax rises to fund the NHS, and called for a long-term funding settlement.
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NewsPolice investigating fraud against NHS suppliers
Nearly 20 NHS suppliers have been targeted by fraudsters who are using fabricated NHS documents to order and intercept expensive devices such as laptops and tablets.
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HSJ LocalSpecialist trust set for £27m STF bonus in wake of insurance claim
A specialist trust is set to receive a £27m bonus payment from regulators after a one-off insurance claim boosted its forecast surplus for the year.
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HSJ LocalTrust accuses CCGs of 'completely nonsensical' approach to contract rows
A financially struggling acute trust has accused its commissioners of taking a “completely nonsensical” approach to resolving contract disputes over three years.