Finance and efficiency – Page 92
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CommentAn evidence-based plan for palliative care can ease the NHS crisis
Investment in palliative care with its specialists and home support services could make a major difference to an overstretched NHS, say Irene J Higginson and colleagues
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Next steps for STPs, part 1 – towards accountable care
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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CommentMind the growing gap between health and social care
It’s vital that in the forthcoming budget the government makes some bold political decisions that will set the course for putting care and support on a sustainable footing
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NewsBudget 2017: What to look out for in health and care
Chancellor Philip Hammond has warned there will be no “spending sprees” in Wednesday’s budget, but there are several areas in which the government may look to support the NHS
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NewsStevens 'not expecting' new capital before autumn
Simon Stevens says he is not expecting “capital questions” to be answered in next week’s budget NHS England chief executive says he has been making the case for social care to receive extra funding Five Year Forward View delivery plan will include “a smaller list of key improvement priorities ...
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NewsPrivate hospital firm reports 13pc rise in NHS revenue
Spire reports jump in NHS work £293m in NHS funded revenue in 2016 is a significant year on year rise Company suggests NHS work will continue to increase Private hospital group Spire Healthcare saw the size of its NHS business grow from £262m in 2015 to £293m in ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts get £187m incentive payments despite plans slipping
Analysis shows 40 providers now forecast to breach their deficit target after receiving nearly £200m of incentive payments Sustainability and transformation fund was introduced to reward trusts that agree and meet their financial targets Some trusts have received more than two-thirds of their STF allocation, yet are forecast to ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Expectations for the Forward View refresh
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsPrivate firms warn Stevens over end of purchaser-provider split
The head of the body representing private providers of NHS work has warned Simon Stevens that STPs must act within competition laws.
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NewsAnalysis: The trusts posing the biggest risk to NHS's financial plan
HSJ analysis shows which providers must deliver the biggest improvement in the final three months of 2016-17 If the average performance in the first nine months is projected across the whole year, the sector would report a deficit of £1.14bn, against the £580m control total Hospital trusts with ...
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HSJ LocalCCG faces £50m deficit despite 'radical' savings plan
Vale of York CCG publishes medium term financial strategy to address spiralling deficit CCG admits even if it makes £47.7m of savings and achieves an in-year surplus, it will still have a cumulative deficit of £51.5m by 2020-21 Deficit has quadrupled from £6.3m in 2015-16 to a forecast of ...
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HSJ LocalStruggling CCG bids to resolve 'financial crisis' with service review
Shropshire CCG to review clinical and financial sustainability of several services to address “financial crisis” Commissioners to look into why some GP practices have higher levels of emergency admissions than others STP to review MSK and orthopaedic services A financially challenged CCG has announced it will carry out ...
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: How not to transform the NHS
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsTrusts and CCGs ordered to change logos by NHS England
Trust managers have condemned NHS England for ordering them to change their logos on signs and websites.
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NewsNHS suppliers refute allegation of 'cosy cartel' on prices
Suppliers association refutes ex-minister’s “cosy cartel” allegations Dan Poulter said firms threatened to withdraw life sciences investment if price transparency was made mandatory “Big medical product companies made it clear they would fight us tooth and nail” and “lobbied at highest level”, Dr Poulter claimed The chief executive ...
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: NHS England 'told CCG to report £41m deficit as £5m'
NHS England asked struggling CCG to under-report its deficit by more than £35m Northumberland CCG’s forecast deficit has grown from £5m to £41m A struggling clinical commissioning group at the heart of a pioneering new care model vanguard was asked by NHS England to under-report its ...
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CommentSimon's disease and what to do about it
A three part analysis can help the commissioning body calculate the change in emergency admissions, focusing on reducing total healthcare activity
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HSJ LocalCCG to review £8.5m social care funding withdrawal
County council defers decision to ask health secretary Jeremy Hunt to intervene
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News'Woefully short' NHS will miss forward view targets, report warns
New research raises fundamental questions about progress on productivity goals required by Five Year Forward View Kingsley Manning says “productivity is not a priority” at STP or trust level No STPs provide analysis of workforce productivity, report finds Lord Carter says progress is being made but “urgent” action is ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: £800m is the magic number
HSJ’s email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.