All Finance articles – Page 251
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CommentNHS finances might be tight, but it's time to give more to mental health
Making tough decisions
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NewsReport finds real-terms decline in cancer funding
NHS cancer services in England need funding boosts to meet the “looming demands” of an ageing population, a new report has found.
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NewsUpdated: Bupa joint venture wins £235m NHS contract
A £235m contract to provide NHS musculoskeletal services for West Sussex has been awarded to a joint venture between health insurance company Bupa and a community services social enterprise.
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NewsMonitor chair's £1k taxi bill sparks 'urgent' expenses review
Monitor is “urgently reviewing” its expenses policy after its chair unwittingly ran up a bill of nearly £1,000 for short taxi rides in less than three months.
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NewsCSU independence plan put on hold
NHS England has paused a project that would enable its commissioning support units to become independent in just over two years.
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NewsLabour health expert calls for immediate debate on health and care funding
The expert who authored Ed Miliband’s health and social care plan has called on politicians to immediately begin a public debate on the future of funding for the services.
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NewsSpecialist team jailed for conspiring to defraud hospital trust
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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NewsVoters 'not behind' tax hike for NHS
Most voters would not be willing to pay extra tax to increase NHS funding, a poll has revealed.
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CommentThe idea of charging for care may have been killed for good
The Barker commission delivers a huge blow
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NewsNHS England plans personal budgets covering NHS and social care
NHS England has proposed devolving “year of care” budgets covering NHS and social care to individuals with complex needs as part of its effort to help integrate services and increase personalisation.
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NewsPut social care funding on par with health, King's Fund proposes
Individuals’ social care needs should be treated and funded on a par with their health needs.
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NewsFormer minister calls for NHS land to be sold for care homes
The former care minister Paul Burstow will say today that NHS trusts should sell surplus land to build enough care homes and supported living apartments to meet increasing demand.
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NewsExclusive CCG survey: Deficits threaten hopes for radical reform
Many CCGs plan major changes to their contracting and provider models, with a particular focus on primary and community services
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking mothers aware: The benefits of using midwife led units
This new model of maternity care is not being utilised
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NewsGovernment seeks round the clock cover for 'no additional pay'
Government ambitions to deliver more NHS services seven days a week without increasing the wage bill have been branded an ‘attack on hard working nurses’.
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NewsBid to curb parking fees will be ignored, ministers told
Some hospitals will put ‘two fingers up’ to fresh attempts to end ‘excessive’ car parking charges, ministers were warned during a parliamentary debate.
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NewsRevealed: NHS England spending on CSU services
NHS England’s spending on commissioning support units topped £125m last year, accounting for more than a quarter of some CSUs’ income, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS will not be excluded from US trade deal
A controversial proposed trade treaty between Europe and the US will not negatively impact the NHS or give US health companies new ways of legally challenging health service procurement processes, a government minister has insisted.
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NewsPrivate health firms report big increases in NHS work
Three private healthcare groups have revealed big increases in the work they are doing for the NHS.
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NewsPublic health budgets given extra protection
Councils’ public health plans will have to be signed off by directors of the services under a tougher new checking regime aimed at preserving the £2.6bn budget for health purposes.