All Finance articles – Page 278
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NewsMissed appointments 'cost millions'
The NHS was forced to fork out millions of pounds last year as 6.7m patients did not bother turning up to their hospital appointments.
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NewsA&E waits 'hit decade high'
The number of patients who are forced to wait for more than four hours in accident and emergency departments before being treated has reached its highest level in a decade, a new report suggests.
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CommentCo-payments undermine the NHS's claim to be 'free'
NHS care is not “free at the point of delivery” for patients’ relatives
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NewsAnalysis: Francis calls for deceleration of drive towards all-FT NHS
Robert Francis QC has called for a further deceleration of the drive for all NHS providers to become foundation trusts, in order to ensure trusts completing the process are safe.
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CommentMonitor’s future is in the balance sheet
Francis’ recommendations for Monitor and the CQC were unsurprising
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Foreign patients lucrative for NHS
Foreign patients who seek private treatment in the UK are a lucrative source of income for the NHS, research has found.
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NewsNicholson to face MPs over Lorenzo deal
Sir David Nicholson will face questions from MPs following claims anticompetitive deals are being struck between NHS trusts and an IT supplier, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSheffield to step up community investment and agree risk share deal
The NHS in Sheffield is expected to agree a step-up in investment in community services and a new risk sharing deal as part of a citywide programme aimed at reforming urgent care.
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NewsNo tax break for private providers
A health minister has ruled out exempting private companies providing NHS services from paying corporation tax.
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NewsCircle chief places emphasis on consolidation
Healthcare operator Circle has said the timing of NHS contracts and the current debt financing environment may delay the expansion plans it outlined last year.
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NewsCircle wins Nottingham contract
Circle has been selected as preferred bidder to provide services from the Nottingham NHS treatment centre for a further five years, the company has announced.
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Lincs Hospital transferred to PCT ownership
STRUCTURE: The ownership of Louth Hospital has temporarily transferred to NHS Lincolnshire from United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust.
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New unit to reduce endoscopy waits
A new purpose built £380,000 endoscopy unit has been opened at Ross Community Hospital in Herefordshire staffed and managed by Wye Valley Trust.
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NewsNHS Midlands and East 'failed', say MPs
The strategic management of health resources across the east of England strategic health authority has “failed”, according to an influential committee of MPs.
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CommentMichael White: new thinking on hospital closures
The public and MPs are at odds over hospitals like Lewisham
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CommentReal policy dilemma is about spending, not saving
The future debate will be between more tax or more private healthcare
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NewsUnison accepts Agenda for Change proposals
Unison has become the latest health union to accept proposals to dilute the Agenda for Change pay framework, marking a significant step towards their introduction.
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NewsUPDATED Exclusive: CQC does not want to take on Monitor roles
The Care Quality Commission wants to avoid merging with Monitor if at all possible, HSJ has been told.
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NewsCameron: Failure regime will be for poor care, not just poor finances
David Cameron today said the government would extend the NHS “failure regime” to allow trust boards to be suspended for failures of care, as well as financial management failures.
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LeaderCounting the cost of inefficient doctors
South London provides a warning for trusts on workforce productivity