All Finance articles – Page 192
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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 ...
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NewsNHS England to receive £3.8bn budget increase next year
Spending review to give NHS England a real terms budget increase of £3.8bn in coming financial year Deal welcomed as a “frontloading” of £8.4bn promised over the parliament Real terms growth drops to just £500m in third year of parliament, before rising to £1.7bn in final year Redrawing of ...
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CommentIt pays to behave like an investment partner
How can the NHS influence local growth strategies to its advantage? Michael Wood offers five ideas
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NewsExclusive: Agency staff survey raises fears cap will be 'train crash'
Survey of 3,600 agency staff shows many already work in the NHS and extra shifts top up pay More than half of agency staff said they will work fewer shifts or change career as a result of agency caps Monitor says action is needed to tackle “spiralling wage bill” ...
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NewsAnalysis: Which areas have seen the biggest social care spending cuts?
The North East and much of the North West have seen much bigger cuts to council adult social care spending than some other regions in recent years, according to analysis of official figures.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs call for NHS allocations to account for social care cuts
Newcastle and Liverpool CCGs call for NHS allocations to account for size of social care cuts HSJ analysis of accounts indicates greatest cuts generally in the north east and parts of the north west. Read full analysis here King’s Fund assistant director warns against recognising care cuts in CCG ...
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NewsNHS Employers approaches Acas over junior doctor contract
NHS Employers confirms approach to Acas on Thursday night BMA made offer of mediation following industrial action ballot It is the first step towards negotiation since October 2014 NHS Employers last night approached the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration service about the possibility of negotiations over a new junior ...
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NewsMonitor reveals hourly rate caps for agency staff
Monitor and TDA reveal hourly rates for all agency staff Regulators agree to exclude bank staff from new caps on pay Trusts express fears over safety in consultation response Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority have published details this afternoon of the hourly rates that NHS trusts ...
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NewsSpending review 2015: What to expect for health
HSJ sets out key issues the NHS should track in next week’s spending review announcement