All Finance articles – Page 183
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HSJ LocalLancashire faces £800m funding gap
Lancashire’s funding gap to reach £800m in five years County has some of England’s most financially troubled hospital trusts “Case for change” to be prepared next year FINANCE: Health chiefs in Lancashire are preparing to build a case for “radical” system changes, after the funding gap for health ...
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NewsDH paid out £1bn in loans and bailouts in six months
DH pays out more than £1bn in working capital loans in first two quarters of 2015-16 Former DH finance director says “very substantial majority” will be bailouts for struggling trusts Explore the data The Department of Health paid more than £1bn to NHS trusts in working capital loans ...
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News'We'll struggle to meet pay caps on staff' say trust directors
The planned pay caps will be tough for us to meet, say half the trust directors in our survey
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HSJ KnowledgeAgency spending: the real picture
An HSJ analysis of agency spending reveals what trusts have spent on staff
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NewsTreasury claims council tax move and new ringfence will 'protect social care'
Chancellor says moves will divert up to £3.5bn additional funds to social care by 2019-20 All patches will set out plans for full integration in 2017 Care sector says funding unlikely to be sufficient The Treasury is attempting to maintain social care funding with a new ringfence and ...
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CommentThe frontloading of NHS investment comes as a relief
The comprehensive spending review brings breathing space for a squeezed system but questions remain over public health budgets
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NewsSpending review reveals '21 per cent cut' to non-NHS England health budgets
Department of Health budgets outside NHS England - worth £15.1bn - face a £2bn cash terms cut by 2020-21 Health Foundation calculates real-terms cut at 21 per cent The non-ringfenced budgets cover spending areas including public health, health education, and arm’s length bodies Capital budget will be frozen in ...
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NewsPublic health to be cut by 4 per cent a year
Public health spending will be cut by 4 per cent a year in real terms, as part of the government’s spending review.
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NewsTreasury identifies £2bn of NHS land to be sold
The Treasury has identified almost £2bn in NHS estate assets to be sold over the next five years.
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NewsExclusive: HEE budget freeze will have 'consequences' for NHS
Health Education England’s underlying budget will be frozen in nominal terms until 2020-21 It will also lose £1.2bn of funding for student nurses and allied health professionals from 2017, as these payments are stopped HEE will continue to control placement fees for students training in the NHS ...
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CommentThe government clearly distrusts traditional public health
The chancellor may be feeling good about the spending review settlement, but his lack of holistic vision leaves scant room for the creativity required for coming up with new ways of integrating public health
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NewsTreasury proposes part selloff of PFI
Government proposes selloff of two revenue streams relating to private finance deals Sale of Community Health Partnerships’ “subordinated debt” could be worth £60m, HSJ understands Sale of “credit guarantee finance” lending at PFI trusts could also raise money for the Treasury The government is considering selling off the ...
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NewsGovernment wants 'long term partnerships' between NHS and private sector
Spending review calls for “long term partnerships” between NHS and private sector on new care models and diagnostics Involvement could follow the model of a PET-CT scanning contract awarded this year Private sector could offer capacity and finance in return for a share in any improvements made The ...
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NewsSpending review: NHS England budget increase confirmed but other DH spending cut
NHS England budget to rise to £120bn by 2020-21 George Osborne announces 25 per cent cut to other areas of DH budget HSJ Live: Comprehensive spending review - reaction George Osborne has confirmed NHS England’s budget will rise to £120bn by 2020-21, but said other Department of Health ...
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HSJ KnowledgeDawn of the volunteer revolution
Volunteering needs a ‘rebrand’, if its vital role in delivering sustainable healthcare is to be fully realised, believes the chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, writes Daloni Carlisle
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NewsSocial care precept threatens to widen the income gap
Fourfold difference in social care precept potential
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NewsExclusive: BCF to be frozen and become ‘minimum option’
NHS’s £3.8bn minimum contribution to the better care fund is to be frozen in real terms next year, HSJ understands After 2016-17 the fund will become only the “minimum” option in a “menu” of possibilities for health and social care integration Other options expected to include Greater Manchester-style devolution, ...
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HSJ KnowledgeShared Lives – empowering people to lead healthy lives
The power of mobilising people to improve health and care
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LeaderUpdated: While the CSR deal is a success, it is far from an unmitigated one
Simon Stevens pulled off a major coup for the NHS but it’s important to note what wasn’t such a triumph
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NewsLack of winter cash 'will mean more A&E diverts'
Three-quarters of trusts tell HSJ they are receiving less winter cash than last year Fourteen trusts say funds are insufficient to meet staffing plans Chief executive warns A&Es will need to divert patients to other hospitals Hospital chiefs have warned they face the “most difficult winter in recent ...