All Finance articles – Page 248
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NewsNICE to consult on delayed ‘value-based’ drug pricing plans
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is to announce proposals on Thursday that could see the health service increase the amount it spends on branded pharmaceutical drugs.
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Comment‘It’s all about me’: how to personalise healthcare
Ten steps to more patient-focused services
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SupplementsLong term conditions: Solving the case problem
Bringing economic rigour to business cases for change
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HSJ PartnersA fragmented system can't deliver whole person care
Put integration and the individual at the centre of care
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CQC plans 50pc rise in DH funding for overhauled inspections
The Care Quality Commission is planning for a 50 per cent increase in the money it receives from the Department of Health to fund its overhauled inspection regime.
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NewsUpdated: DH forecasts tightest financial year end since 2006
The Treasury has revealed that the Department of Health is forecasting a zero underspend on its revenue budget for 2013-14, in what one expert said was a sign of how “finances are deteriorating very quickly across the NHS”.
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NewsBudget 2014: Pensions change to cost NHS £125m
Plans announced in today’s Budget to increase employer contributions to the NHS Pension Scheme are expected to increase costs by around £125m a year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS staff in budget day pay protest
Health workers will stage Budget day protests today against the government’s “insulting” pay offer.
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CommentPersonal budgets and PbR offer integration stepping stones
How to transform mental health services
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NewsExclusive: CCGs and councils set to pool more than £5bn in 2015-16
Councils and NHS commissioners are set to share pooled budgets of more than £5bn in 2015-16 under the better care fund, HSJ has learned.
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DH eases private sector access to NHS pension scheme
A government U-turn will mean independent providers of NHS funded healthcare will not be required to provide a financial guarantee to become part of the NHS Pension Scheme.
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Warning on care information 'maze'
The social care system is so confusing that it is driving some families to “breaking point”, a consumer watchdog has warned.
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NewsHospital discharge delays 'cost NHS £100m'
Delays in discharging patients from hospital while they are waiting for social care to be arranged are costing the NHS in England about £100m each year, a documentary claims.
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CommentKeep the primary care estate at the centre of reform
Estate strategy is a catalyst for service improvement
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NewsSources: Nicholson 'did not approve Wass pay deal'
Exclusive: NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson was not involved in the decision to award his close ally and departing HR director Jo-Anne Wass a two-year pay deal, HSJ has been told.
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NewsJunior doctors 'will be forced to train in community'
All junior doctors in England will be forced to undertake at least four months’ community placement during their first two years in the NHS, to better prepare them for the future of service delivery, it has been announced.
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NewsHunt reveals 'fast track' drug plan
People suffering from serious illnesses including cancer and dementia will be able to try new medicines years earlier thanks to a new scheme, the health secretary has announced.
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NewsUPDATED: Government rejects 1pc NHS pay rise
The government has rejected proposals to increase NHS staff pay by 1 per cent across the board and will instead impose a two-year deal in which staff who receive incremental pay awards get no further rises at all.