All Finance articles – Page 182
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NewsFears GP funding will be diverted after guidance delay
Delay in release of detailed guidance for CCGs to apply for primary premises fund BMA leader calls for clarification money will not be spent elsewhere or ’double-badged’ NHS England could delay February deadline for funding applications The deadline for bids for £750m of GP premises funding could be ...
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CommentTaking staff on a journey
A new year’s resolution for every leader who wants to achieve financial balance in 2016? Actually listen to your staff. By Peter Thomond
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CommentMoves to rescue the DH's bottom line look increasingly desperate
As the NHS approaches the end of one of the toughest years in its history, the Deparment of Health is going to desperate measures not to bust its budget, writes Crispin Dowler
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NewsEfficiency review will point to pharmacy consolidation
Lord Carter believes that £850m-£1.4bn can be saved in pharmacy and medicines management by 2020 Report is expected to recommend trusts review operations for buying, producing and supplying medicines, and consider outsourcing All hospitals will need to adopt electronic prescribing and medicines management systems Lord Carter’s review of ...
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NewsNHS has ‘systemically failed’ to use buying power, says Carter
Better procurement practices could save between £750m and £1bn by 2020 Carte report expected to say there has been “systematic failure” to capitalise on NHS buying power Trusts to be urged to invest in their electronic procurement catalogues, before national system finalised The Carter review is expected to ...
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NewsHSCIC faces 30 per cent grant cut
30 per cent cut to HSCIC grant based on spending review assumptions, finance chief says Cut yet to be confirmed by Department of Health Spending review showed non-ringfenced NHS bodies faced big cuts The Health and Social Care Information Centre has estimated it faces a 30 per cent ...
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NewsCarter to back new measure of nurse productivity
Carter to call for new “principal” measure of nursing deployment to be introduced from April “Care hours per patient day” derived from nursing and healthcare assistant hours per inpatient Review expected to call for “national people strategy” to tackle absenteeism, bullying and turnover Will also back clampdown on use ...
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News£3bn savings can be made by 2020, hospitals agree
Carter report will restate that £5bn efficiency savings can be achieved by acute sector by 2020 Hospital trusts so far accept they can make £3bn savings in that timescale Reducing delayed transfers of care and service reconfiguration key to unlocking savings, draft report says Hospital trusts have accepted ...
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News'Off-framework' ban extended to agency doctors
Ban on “off-framework” staff providers extended to all agency procurement, including doctors Some agencies have refused to support the rules, regulators say Trusts in the South West currently unable to operate within the capped rates The ban on NHS trusts using “off-framework” staffing agencies will be extended to ...
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NewsNICE leak reaction: Trusts should use guidance says college president
Royal College of Emergency Medicine president says scale of A&E understaffing could be 50 per cent Dr Cliff Mann says trusts should use leaked NICE guideline to conduct gap analysis on nurse staffing levels CQC expects providers to use “any tool they deem appropriate” to ensure safe care ...
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NewsNHS ordered to use fines to boost DH bottom line
All fines for breaches of performance targets must now be used to improve provider or commissioner bottom lines, national bodies have decreed Commissioners will not be able to use money from fines to address causes of poor performance Move is intended to help Department of Health avoid blowing its ...
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CommentTaking the workforce challenge early on
Can we set the tone early in 2016 for the health service to tackle its workforce challenges
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NewsExclusive: NHS Improvement executive team structure revealed
NHS Improvement agrees executive team structure for after Monitor-TDA meger Eleven executives will report directly to Jim Mackey Posts are open to applicants from the regulators’ senior teams and affected NHS England staff NHS Improvement expected announce appointments by mid-February NHS Improvement has agreed the structure of the ...
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NewsQuarter of CCGs’ BCF contributions to shrink
Nearly a quarter of clinical commissioning groups will be allowed to contribute less to the better care fund next year than the minimum requirement in 2015-16, NHS England has confirmed.
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CommentExpert view: Leaked safe staffing guideline demands action from the NHS
HSJ’s patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern argues that NICE’s leaked accident and emergency recommendations mean providers must take action.
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NewsAgency bill predicted to hit £4bn this year
NHS provider trusts will spend £4bn on bank and agency staff in 2015-16, national NHS leaders told MPs yesterday.
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NewsExclusive: Government 'downgrades' independence of patient champion body
HSJ investigation establishes Healthwatch England’s role and independence have been “downgraded” Healthwatch England’s chair and chief executive have left in recent months - the chief executive will be replaced with a “national director” Its leaders will report to the CQC instead of directly to DH Norman Lamb says patient ...
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NewsMap: Which health systems are struggling the most?
This map shows which health systems are performing most poorly across a range of measures, and two which are performing well, according to HSJ’s analysis.
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CommentHow will services access the new Sustainability and Transformation Fund?
The Sustainability and Transformation Fund bears closer scrutiny and comes with a sting in the tail
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NewsRegulators push for headcount cuts in last ditch drive to curb deficits
Regulators call for ”collective urgent action” to keep 2015-16 provider sector deficit down to £1.8bn Monitor and NHS Trust Development Authority to meet challenged trusts this month to agree additional measures “including headcount reduction” All trusts asked to consider range of additional measures to improve their financial positions before ...