All Finance articles – Page 166
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NewsNHS Improvement: Trusts lost £65m of activity during strikes
Provider sector lost £65m of activity during strike days Emergency department performance improved on full walkout days NHS Improvement says it cannot be certain there were no clinical incidents for several weeks Strike action by junior doctors cost the NHS provider sector £65m in lost in activity, NHS ...
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NewsTrusts named for consultancy turnaround programme
NHS Improvement has revealed the 16 trusts in the first wave of its £25m turnaround programme.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Who wants to be a combined authority?
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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Official figures reveal £2.45bn NHS provider deficit
Figures published by NHS Improvement show the provider sector ended 2015-16 with a deficit of £2.45bn.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: 2015-16 is the year that won't end
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsExclusive: BMA was told contract dispute spending 'not sustainable'
British Medical Association council told in March the junior doctors dispute had cost the union £2.9m Union treasurer Andrew Dearden said the costs had not been budgeted but were manageable Document shows he also warned spending was “not sustainable” in the long term Senior leaders at the British ...
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NewsVanguards face funding cut in 2016-17
Acute care collaboration is the only vanguard area to get funding rise Most PACS and MCPs receiving less money in 2016-17 than previous year NHS England previously said funding would be prioritised to the areas it had most confidence in Data: See all the vanguard allocations Vanguards will ...
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NewsStevens warns trusts must make more savings this year
Some trusts were “mistaken” in believing they could choose their own level of deficit for 2016-17, Stevens says He warns that some trusts have still not agreed control totals and are forecasting “pretty big” deficits Warns that some trusts with large deficits in 2015-16 will need to “make more ...
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NewsStevens: NICE process makes it 'harder' to strike deals with pharma
Simon Stevens says NICE authorisation can make it “harder” to run a procurement for new drugs, because “implied price” set during appraisal NHS England chief executive says PPRS, NICE appraisals and NHS England commissioning need “aligning” Mr Stevens says inclusion of “affordability” in NICE process “a debate I expect ...
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CommentWhy the DH may still have to reach into its pocket
Many trusts and CCGs may turn to the Department of Health for additional financial support in 2016-17
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NewsProcurement roles should be 'top of the office', says former finance boss
Former finance chief calls for radical shift in culture and influence of NHS procurement teams Lorraine Bewes says there are too many procurement departments Carter review estimates £750m could be saved by reducing variation in the prices paid for thousands of items Delivering the required savings in non-clinical ...
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NewsNHS Improvement reveals plans for major staff shake-up
NHS Improvement has begun consultation on new staff structure with 1,113 full-time equivalents, down from 1,244 last year Large number of vacancies means it expects to make only a few redundancies Regulator aims to move to single oversight model for trusts and FTs in 3-6 months, staff told It ...
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CommentHousing, health and social care – is it time for a quiet revolution?
Partnerships between health and housing are key to reducing bed blocking in hospitals
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Taking stock of the better care fund
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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HSJ LocalNHS England to close 'poor value for money' GP practice
PRIMARY CARE: NHS England has said it is “difficult to justify the continued existence” of a GP practice in south London as its patient list too small to be financially viable.
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CommentIs Brexit or Bremain best for the NHS?
The big decision will have far greater ramifications for healthcare than merely the funding available
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CommentNew care model vanguards: Getting serious about prevention
Prevention is crucial for the success of new care model vanguards
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News'Transformational' drugs to get fast tracked to NHS
Accelerated access review will recommend small number of “transformational” drugs and devices fast tracked into NHS each year Richard Barker says arrival of new products needed to be “wired into the NHS budgeting process” Simon Stevens says pharmaceutical price regulation scheme, NICE appraisals and NHS England commissioning not “interacting ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Breaking down the £22bn
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Newsflash - there’s still no money
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West