All Finance articles – Page 103
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CommentIs underinvestment in public health setting up ICSs to fail?
William Pett reflects on concerns among STPs and ICSs that it will be they who pay the price for the ongoing squeeze on the public health grant
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: On sovereignty south of the river
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsTrust forms company for its Drs in pensions tax workaround
A foundation trust has set up a company with a group of its consultants in a bid to work around the pensions crisis hitting the NHS, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTop doctor reveals huge tax bill
The dean of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has claimed the government is making it “impossible” for her to stay in the NHS long-term after she was hit with a large tax bill.
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NewsStevens: Old capital process was ‘implicit rationing’
Simon Stevens has described the process for approving vital infrastructure projects as “implicit rationing”.
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CommentNHS bosses’ Brexit concerns at final planning stage revealed
Local NHS leaders remain concerned about several wide-ranging issues which could be unleashed on the service if there is a no-deal Brexit, from continuity of medical supplies to transport problems. But an NHS Confederation survey suggests the sector has undergone a robust planning process and is “generally well-prepared”. The lobby ...
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Expert BriefingProviders notch up another £800m deficit in three months
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsStaff support for CQC leadership dwindling
Support for the Care Quality Commission’s senior leadership has fallen by 9 percentage points in a year, according to a new snapshot survey.
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HSJ InteractiveHow to transform outpatient care
Innovative approaches are needed to efficiently deliver the main functions of outpatient care, write Ben Horner and Rishi Das-Gupta
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CommentThe NHS needs a chief psychological professions officer
Dr Nick Waggett and Sarb Bajwa join leaders representing 12 psychological professional groups and service users of psychological services to call for a new role of chief psychological professions officer
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News‘High risk’ estates maintenance cost continues to spiral
The cost of fixing NHS buildings to avoid serious injuries to patients and major disruption to clinical services continues to rise and outstrip the NHS’ investment in estates maintenance, new figures reveal.
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News‘Multiyear pay and contract reform’ set for 9,000 doctors
The government has embarked on an attempt to reform the contracts of the roughly 9,000 specialty and associate specialists doctors working in the NHS.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The Queen speaks
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: ‘An unusually high degree of flexibility’
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsRegulator warns of ‘extraordinary’ winter for A&Es
A failure to provide the right models of care is forcing thousands more people to attend emergency departments each day, the Care Quality Commission has said, while warning of a “perfect storm” for the health service this winter.
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NewsHospital books hotel rooms for cancer patients ahead of Brexit
A Kent trust bracing for the impact of Brexit has booked hotel rooms for cancer patients.
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News‘Dark ages’ warning over NHS use of catheters
The NHS has been accused of “returning to the dark ages” over fears it wants to reduce catheterisation products and encourage reuseable equipment.
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HSJ LocalHospital chief: Centre was ‘disrespectful’ in capital awards
A hospital chief executive has accused the government and national NHS leaders of being “disrespectful” in relation to their announcements of new capital projects.
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NewsStevens: New NHS beds should squeeze ‘inappropriate’ private care
Simon Stevens has indicated that a “sometimes-inappropriate” level of private provision in mental health inpatient services should be squeezed “as NHS mental health services expand”.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: No silver bullets
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce. Contact me in confidence.