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The Conservatives have accused the chancellor of trying to “ring fence a black hole” over his pledge to protect spending on frontline services in the pre-Budget report.
The chief executive of an integrated care board with major financial problems has been replaced unexpectedly after five months.
Eligible patients are no longer being offered transport to hospital because of a trust’s payment dispute with its commissioner.
The NHS has cut its discretionary contribution to the fund intended to drive integration between health and social care by nearly £400m, new data reveals.
More than a third of NHS trusts believe their efficiency targets are unachievable this year, according to research seen by HSJ.
The New Hospital Programme is “quite close” to agreeing a plan with the Treasury to use private finance for smaller schemes such as car parks and energy centres, according to the project’s outgoing boss.
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