All Finance articles – Page 185
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NewsMinister calls for end to 'apartheid' between NHS and private sector
George Freeman calls for deeper relationship between NHS and private sector There needs to be “a debate about how we fund healthcare”, he says There is a “quiet revolution” in which patients are being allowed by technology to take “responsibility” for their care Floats idea of local areas being ...
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CommentAHSNs are proving to be a good deal
The AHSNs are making an impact and delivering a return on investment
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CommentShould the NHS adopt a New York state of mind?
Taking lessons from global healthcare systems that reward value over volume to improve patient care may be a positive step
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to develop new care models
Consideration of new care delivery models is crucial to transforming our healthcare system
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LeaderMany CCGs are not fit for purpose and must be re-organised
These organisations created at great expense four years ago are not fit for purpose and are crying out for change
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CommentBoard leadership in the wake of Francis: challenges, changes and achievements
Revealing the true impact of the Francis Report
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NewsDH to scrap nursing advisory team
Nursing policy unit to be scrapped as part of DH cost cutting drive Decision criticised by unions as an “appalling message” to professions Sir Robert Francis QC raised fears over a weak nursing voice in 2013 The Department of Health is planning to axe its nursing, midwifery and ...
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NewsDorrell warns health and care service will need more cash
Former health secretary says current funding formula for the health and social care does not work NHS Confederation chair says discussion over “quantum and structure” of funding will be needed “over coming months” Stephen Dorrell also reveals confederation is talking to Local Government Association about “deeper relationship” The ...
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NewsExclusive: 'Blackmail' over control totals could undermine STPs, leaders warn
Stephen Dalton and Stephen Dorrell say national leaders risk derailing STPs by trying to “blackmail” local NHS bodies Control totals criticised as “old money” strategy NHS Confederation leaders say STPs are a “cornerstone” of NHS planning and delivery process National leaders risk derailing the sustainability and transformation planning ...
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CommentFive evidence-based reasons why the NHS is better within Europe
As the EU referendum grows ever closer, Lord Darzi and colleagues seek to redress a lack of evidence on the role of Europe on our health system
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Expert BriefingDeep South: Why Yeovil's finances may be causing jitters
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ Local£2.5bn PFI costs are not part of merger, chief executive insists
Peter Homa says Sherwood Forest’s PFI costs “will be dealt with nationally” Nottingham University Hospitals and Sherwood Forest share chief executive and plan to merge Mr Homa to address Sherwood Forest’s “discontinuity” of leadership Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has refused to take on a £2.5bn private finance deal ...
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NewsDelayed care transfers to continue for years, Stevens warns
NHS England chief executive tells MPs problems with care transfers unlikely to subside in the next few years Simon Stevens rejects NAO estimate that delayed transfers cost the NHS £820m Stevens: NHS takeovers of adult social care services will not work everywhere DH social care chief says there are ...
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NewsRevealed: Trusts borrow millions to pay for redundancies and beds
Papers released by the Department of Health show trusts have borrowed hundreds of millions of pounds to pay suppliers, make redundancies and increase bed capacity.
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CommentBeing transparent is simply the right thing
Transparency of disclosure of payments is an opportunity to look at how pharmaceutical companies operate
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LeaderJim Mackey’s honesty on the NHS provider deficit is welcome but deeply worrying
Jim Mackey’s warning that the NHS provider sector will stay in the red during 2016-17 was notable as much for its timing as its content.
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HSJ LocalStruggling CCG spent £500,000 on two interims last year
A clinical commissioning group which is under directions from NHS England spent £500,000 on two “off payroll” interim executives last year.
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HSJ LocalTop hospital chief takes same role at neighbouring trust
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust chief executive Peter Homa will take on the same role at nearby Sherwood Forest Hospital Foundation Trust next week.
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NewsDaily Insight: Trusts' financial deterioration revealed
HSJ’s round-up of the must read stories from Thursday
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CommentCare is so critical - now it's time to get clever with coordination
How a personal experience made Mahiben Marathappu believe that carers are the unsung heroes of our health system