All Finance articles – Page 168
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CommentPrevention is the only cure for the NHS
The population’s inactivity problem is being addressed by some decisive action from NHS England and CCGs
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NewsQuango chiefs' pay falls by a quarter in four years
Senior Salaries Review Body says pay for very senior managers in the NHS has fallen 23 per cent in real terms since 2009-10 No pay rise in five of the last six years according to report Independent body says it cannot make recommendation on pay due to poor Department ...
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CommentAn altogether different Simon Stevens
Simon Stevens has transformed from an enabler to a commander
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HSJ LocalSurrey CCGs braced for deficits over £20m
FINANCE: Two Surrey clinical commissioning groups are set to end the 2015-16 financial year with deficits totalling over £50m.
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NewsNAO: NHS England has no strategy for specialised services
National Audit Office report concludes NHS England lacks strategy for specialised commissioning Attempts by NHS England and Monitor to rein in spending through the tariff may have hit providers’ “financial sustainability” NHS England says it balanced its specialised commissioning budget for the first time in three years NHS ...
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NewsRevealed: How many agency shifts breached 2015-16 pay caps
New data shows 1 February reduction in agency pay caps drove weekly breaches above 45,000 – an increase of 10,000 a week Breaches began to decline again at the start of March NHS Improvement estimates agency caps saved £290m between October and February The number of NHS agency ...
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CommentWhy every NHS director should be very interested in reference costs
Reference costs can be a catalyst to greater NHS efficiency but we must invest in them now, writes James Wilson
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NewsExplainer: The rules on off-payroll payments
Rules on off-payroll payments were introduced in 2012 amid anger over senior public officials minimising tax liabilities by being paid through companies.
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NewsLegal battle could cause out of hours costs to rocket
Explainer: The rules for off-payroll payments Out of hours services costs could face a significant hike as off-payroll payments to GPs come under scrutiny from the government.
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NewsCCGs risk fines and unpaid tax bills for breaking pay rules
CCGs risk unpaid tax bills and fines for breaching rules on off-payroll payments to governing body members CCGs move GPs to payroll before HMRC intervenes, which will increase the pay bill Commissioners cite lack of clarity over guidance Explainer: The rules for off-payroll payments Clinical commissioning groups could ...
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NewsVanguard CCGs cut better care fund pot
Five clinical commissioning groups, including two involved in NHS England’s vanguard programme, have cut their planned better care fund contributions for next year.
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NewsSurvey: CCG leaders' financial confidence dips
Confidence in balancing budgets dips from 6.8 points to 5 points Concern about shifting deficit to CCGs Redesigning out of hospital services and reducing acute activity remain common approaches to savings Clinical commissioning group leaders’ confidence in balancing their budgets has taken a substantial knock, according to ...
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CommentIntegrated care requires CCGs to focus on ‘market building’
Why commissioners must adopt the role of “market-builder” alongside “buyer”
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CommentComplainants’ voices are as muted as ever
Little has changed for people with grievances against the NHS
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Send in the arbitrators
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsChief of scandal hit teaching hospital steps down
Miles Scott steps down from role of chief executive at St George’s University Hospitals Move follows high profile financial collapse at the trust and arrival of new interim chair He will be replaced by acting chief executive Paula Vasco-Knight Chair tells staff the trust’s problems will not be solved ...
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CommentLet's do what we can to help the NHS innovators grow
The NHS Innovation Accelerator is already taking steps to help the spread of exciting new technologies
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NewsMapped: The financial health of every STP area
Some of the 44 new health systems for England could be in such deep financial trouble that they will struggle to plan their way out of deficit, according to policy experts.
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NewsNHS Improvement investigates Birmingham Women's finances
FINANCE: NHS Improvement has launched an investigation into a specialist trust in Birmingham after its finances deteriorated during 2015-16.
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CommentThe need for a 45th STP – a national one
Separating the noise of contract negotiations from the signal around STPs