Finance and Efficiency – Page 4
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NewsNHSE reverses plan to cut beds in new hospitals
NHS England has reversed a plan to cut bed numbers in the programme to build 40 “new hospitals”, HSJ understands.
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NewsHalf of covid ICU kit stockpile to be auctioned off
The government hopes to sell nearly half the intensive care equipment in the strategic pandemic reserve in the next few weeks, HSJ has learned.
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NewsICS says government must act on ‘crisis’ in children’s services
An integrated care system has called on government to provide adequate funding to deal with a “crisis” in children’s services.
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HSJ LocalICS admits it will miss financial plan by £70m
An integrated care system has admitted it will miss its financial plan by more than £70m this year.
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NewsAtkins told to ‘grasp nettle’ as dental contract set for £400m underspend
A refusal by many health systems to fund more dental appointments comes as the national dentistry contract is again projected to be underspent by more than £400m, HSJ has learned.
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NewsProcurement agency creating ‘frustration and mistrust’ among trusts
NHS Supply Chain and NHS England must do more to make the national procurement model more attractive to local trusts if the NHS is to realise potential savings available from buying at scale, according to a National Audit Office report.
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NewsIncreased spending on dental services blocked by a quarter of ICBs
A dozen integrated care boards are refusing to pay for extra activity to tackle the crisis in NHS dentistry, despite being told they can do so by NHS England, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsEx-regulator chief to lead new competition panel
NHS England has appointed a chair to its new panel set up to scrutinise decisions made under its new commissioning rules and to decide on complaints that the NHS is not offering patients sufficient choice.
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NewsExclusive: GP share of NHS spend falling to eight-year low
The proportion of the NHS budget spent on general practice is due to fall to its lowest point in at least eight years, according to new figures placed in Parliament.
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HSJ LocalTrusts told to plan for 10% cuts on top of annual savings
Trusts in Lancashire have been told to plan for a 10 per cent cut in their contract values, on top of the annual efficiency savings they were already planning for next year.
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NewsTrust CEO retires with ‘very mixed emotions’
The chief executive of a major hospital trust announced her retirement due to a long-term illness today.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: New year, same story?
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsFire risk discovered at PFI hospital
An acute trust is facing years of disruption after discovering parts of its building – including cladding – pose a potential fire safety risk.
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NewsCleaning company sues NHS property firm over £237m contract
A state-owned property management firm set up to manage community health facilities built with private finance is being sued for breaking procurement rules when it awarded a £237m cleaning contract.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most-read finance stories of 2023
As we prepare to close the book on 2023, we’re taking stock of our most-read finance stories of the year
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NewsFocus on productivity in 2024, NHSE tells boards
Letter from NHSE calls for ’focus on recovering our core service delivery and productivity’ Planning guidance delayed to 2024 after Treasury refused to sign it off Guidance now planned for January The Treasury has refused to sign off the NHS’s annual planning guidance in the wake of disruption ...
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HSJ LocalTrust finally launches review into consultancy contract that was never tendered
A major trust has launched an external review into a decade-long consultancy contract that was never subject to a public tender process.
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NewsTwo more ICBs sued over procurement by NHS trusts
An NHS trust and two social enterprises are taking legal action over a £300m procurement for children’s community health services which they say raises ‘significant concerns about safety’.
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NewsThirteen trusts write off £1.3m in overpayments to staff
Thirteen trusts were responsible for just over half of £2.6m overpayments to staff written off by NHS providers last year, data obtained by HSJ reveals.
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CommentThe NHS is missing out on medtech benefits
The NHS could benefit from a surge of innovation if it’s given greater flexibility to adopt new technologies, writes Michael Watts