All Finance articles – Page 156

  • The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
    HSJ Local

    Trust takes step to becoming 'fully digital'

    2017-01-03T14:45:00Z

    The Dudley Group Foundation Trust has selected a new fully integrated IT system as part of its patient administration service in a bid to become a “fully digital” hospital.

  • A postbox in the snow
    News

    Round-up: 10 stories you may have missed over Christmas

    2017-01-03T09:51:00Z

    Catch up on the key stories you might not have seen over the Christmas and new year break.

  • James Illman Telehealth roundtable
    Comment

    Analysis: STP digital plans need a major reboot

    2017-01-03T07:00:00Z

    The largely vague and un-costed digital components of the STPs need a substantial upgrade, or the NHS will continue to lag behind comparable health systems on technology for years to come, writes HSJ technology correspondent James Illman

  • Dave west expert briefing
    News

    HSJ's Best of 2016: Expert Briefings

    2016-12-30T07:00:00Z

    Over Christmas and New Year, we are bringing you a round-up of some of HSJ’s highlights from 2016. Today we look at our Expert Briefing newsletters

  • Doctor strike Jan 2016
    News

    HSJ's Best of 2016: Top stories

    2016-12-23T07:00:00Z

    Heartfelt appeals on whistleblowing and the EU referendum, a massive leak from BMA negotiations and the latest HSJ100 rankings all feature in our most popular articles of the year

  • Cardiac surgery
    Comment

    Making a drama out of a crisis: the cancellation of elective operations

    2016-12-22T08:06:00Z

    Methods must be developed to be better prepared for the crisis caused by winter pressures in NHS hospital systems

  • Nurse doctor hospital
    News

    New guidance on ward staffing levels revealed

    2016-12-21T14:00:00Z

    NHS Improvement has published the first of seven new safe staffing guidance documents The work follows the suspension of NICE’s work in 2015 following the Francis Inquiry Guidance warns trusts against relying only on professional judgement to set staffing levels Decisions about how many nurses work on hospital ...

  • Ara Darzi
    Comment

    Reforming how we pay for care is crucial to successful innovation

    2016-12-21T08:00:00Z

    Financial reforms for innovation in care need to be implemented for early diagnosis and effective disease management at low costs

  • court
    News

    NHS England to press ahead with court appeal

    2016-12-21T07:00:00Z

    NHS England has agreed to commission sodium oxybate routinely for children with narcolepsy NHS England will continue with Court of Appeal bid over judicial review decision to prescribe the same drug to a child High Court said the national body’s decision was “thoroughly bad” and ordered to commission 17 ...

  • Liz Mear
    Comment

    Stepping up a gear to accelerate innovation

    2016-12-21T07:00:00Z

    The Innovation and Technology Tariff can combat problems of procurement and support services that ring in the age of digital modernisation

  • Saira ghafur
    Comment

    The NHS and Obamacare face similar challenges

    2016-12-20T07:00:00Z

    The future of “Obamacare” after Donald Trump’s victory, and how the questions raised for healthcare in the US are relevant for the NHS 

  • Kettering general hospital
    News

    Hospital, CCG and GP consolidation mooted by STP

    2016-12-20T07:00:00Z

    Northamptonshire STP says there is potential to move to a “single commissioning organisation” across regional boundaries “Fundamental review” of estates proposed as part of aim to create “single model” of acute care STP aiming for £116m of savings from decommissioning services, CIP and QIPP schemes Service redesign under ...

  • scissors budget cuts
    HSJ Local

    Commissioners may make 'controversial' cuts to break even

    2016-12-20T06:00:00Z

    Herts Valleys CCG reported £6.1m deficit at the end of August and is now considering decommissioning or cutting services to break even Care packages, IVF and OTC prescriptions all under review CCG failing on QIPP scheme and 40 per cent behind schedule by the end of August Herts ...

  • Treasure chest
    News

    Bonus pot for trusts that hit financial targets confirmed

    2016-12-19T07:00:00Z

    Bonus payments will come partly from funds allocated to providers that are not able to meet their financial targets Payments would total more than £300m if official forecasts are correct Concerns that the scheme could exacerbate problems for struggling trusts NHS trusts that are able to meet or ...

  • HSJ Local

    Trust tells staff to stop overspending or risk losing STF money

    2016-12-16T12:54:00Z

    Dudley Group FT tells staff overspending puts its STF payments at risk Trust has introduced spending controls as the cost of agency staff doubles this year Over spending means purchasing a new electronic patient record system is at risk Staff at a Midlands acute trust have been told ...

  • Mid_Stafford_hospital_sign
    HSJ Local

    Emergency department to close as part of £245m savings plan

    2016-12-15T11:12:00Z

    Staffordshire STP outlines plans to close emergency department Savings of £245m will be made by 2021, including service closures STP aims to reduce A&E admissions by 20 per cent An accident and emergency department will close in Staffordshire along with 100 community hospital beds, according to the Staffordshire ...

  • Unconscious bias
    Comment

    We must be aware of and fight unconscious bias in healthcare

    2016-12-15T08:40:00Z

    It comes in many forms and can even affect patient safety, write Narinder Kapur and Peter Jones

  • Sarah Jane Marsh
    HSJ Local

    Trusts set February deadline for merger

    2016-12-14T11:51:00Z

    Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Birmingham Women’s Hospital foundation trusts will integrate by 1 February 2017, the providers have confirmed.

  • Calderstones Partnership Foundation Trust
    HSJ Local

    Capital question hangs over landmark hospital closure

    2016-12-14T07:00:00Z

    Consultation is under way over the future of patients at England’s last standalone learning disability hospital has begun, but capital funding for proposed changes has yet to be approved.

  • King's Mill hospital
    HSJ Local

    Revealed: Huge cost of failed trust merger

    2016-12-13T17:06:00Z

    Merger between Nottingham University Hospitals Trust and Sherwood Forest Hospitals FT cost £10m Trusts paid more than £6m for consultancy advice and £1m for clinical support Both trusts have been reimbursed for the costs after a control total adjustment was made for Sherwood Forest Hospitals Work to prepare ...