All Finance articles – Page 159
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: A game of two halves
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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HSJ LocalMajor acute trust admits 'insufficient' efforts to hit financial target
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust chief executive says trust is £18m adrift of 2016-17 plan The trust must find £43m of savings this financial year assuming it receives £24m of STF support Chief executive says the trust faces regulatory intervention if it fails to take action One of the ...
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Does the NHS have its eyes wide shut?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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NewsAgency spending higher than planned despite caps
NHS Improvement quarter two report says agency spend 16 per cent higher than planned Provider sector predicting £900m savings compared to last year as a result of agency caps NHSI names best and worst performers on agency spending Trusts’ spending on agency staff is 16 per cent higher ...
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NewsExclusive: CCGs warn over 'insufficient' funding for fetal medicine
London CCGs warn funding for fetal medicine services is “insufficient” Five groups say current arrangements could “impact on equitable provision” Comments follow HSJ investigation that revealed babies were “dying unnecessarily” due to flawed funding system Clinical commissioning groups in London have said funding for fetal medicine services is ...
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CommentDo the right thing on social care, Mr Hammond
Saffron Cordery on why the chancellor must pledge serious investment in social and primary care in his Autumn Statement
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NewsMinister reveals details of NHS Professionals selloff
Lord Prior confirms plans to sell NHS Professionals Government will retain a minority stake in the temporary staff supplier Ministers want the company to expand its services to more trusts The government has reiterated its commitment to selling a majority stake in NHS Professionals so the company can ...
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NewsPublic sector prevention fund 'could be used across England'
Public Health England chief executive Duncan Selbie says North East dedicated prevention pot could be introduced elsewhere Proposal includes pooling preventative spending and ringfencing savings for further investment Says work still underway on how to ensure business rate retention for local authorities does not exacerbate inequality A move ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: An unlikely story
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ KnowledgeIn search of a stop to same day cancellation of operations
A northern trust created a role to identify the causes of same day cancellations – and possible methods for reducing them
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The gritty detail of STPs that leaders fear
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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News'Termination payment' to former deputy ombudsman revealed
Deputy ombudsman Mick Martin received a larger payment than previously disclosed He also received more than £10,000 of “benefits in kind” in 2015-16 PHSO says it “should have been clearer” in its original responses to HSJ The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman made a “termination payment” of £93,834 ...
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CommentPrevention is better than cure - here's how it can be cheaper, too
Risk stratification holds the key to identifying those at greatest risk of developing a surgical site infection and then doing something about it
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HSJ KnowledgeWound management: Why good healing is good business
Wound infections can dramatically lengthen treatment times and cost the NHS large sums of money, which is why funding for preventative measures is so important
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HSJ Local
CCG group's deficit escalates by more than £30m
Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge CCG’s have a forecast deficit of £31m Three CCG’s say biggest pressure has been need to address elective care backlog at main provider BHR CCGs to invest £14 to £20m to tackle referral to treatment backlog at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals ...
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LeaderOnly evidence will build belief in the NHS's financial rescue
NHS trusts need to believe their financial redemption is possible - and for that we need to produce more evidence
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NewsNHS England loses landmark drug appeal
Court of Appeal upholds judgment that NHS England has power to commission PrEP If NHS England commissions drug it could result in other treatments earmarked for funding not being commissioned Judge criticises Lansley reforms for creating “bureacratic squabbles” between NHS and local government on funding responsibilitie NHS England ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Big reveals and a welcome warning
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsRevealed: The CCGs cutting mental health budgets
New data shows more than a fifth of commissioners are not raising mental health funding as much as directed by NHS leaders 46 of the 209 CCGs have failed to achieve the “parity of esteem” mental health budget increase Eight CCGs have cut planned mental health spending over the ...
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HSJ PartnersADVERTORIAL: Where are you on the road to value-based healthcare?
Five trends towards a value-based healthcare are already having an impact in the UK