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NewsBowel cancer drug funding in danger
As many as 6,500 bowel cancer patients could be denied access to life-extending drugs when a cash pot to pay for them ceases to exist at the end of the year, a charity has warned.
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NewsExclusive: Monitor chief executive says it would be 'mad' to force unnecessary tendering
The chief executive of healthcare sector regulator Monitor has rejected claims that controversial new competition regulations could lead to a sharp increase in competitive tendering for NHS services.
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Labour warns over 'unfair' public health budget split
The handover of responsibility for public health from primary care trusts to local authorities could be a “car crash”, the Labour party has warned.
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NewsExclusive: Hospital leaders say 'chief inspector' role won't work
73 per cent of hospital chief executives believe the government’s proposed overhaul of regulation and inspection will be ineffective
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SupplementsFunding the future − an HSJ supplement
HSJ’s supplement looks at the future of NHS funding, including the risks around PF2, efficient management and infrastructure investment.
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CommentSally Gainsbury: the disappearing surplus
Other government departments are eyeing the NHS’s “ringfence”
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Exclusive: Details emerge of controversial IT funding deals
Details of how controversial deals under which the Department of Health is expected to fund IT systems for NHS trusts have been identified by HSJ, with one trust seeking around £10m, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFair playing field review targets commissioner behaviour
Monitor this week published a suite of recommendations aimed at encouraging commissioners to allow providers to compete more to supply NHS care. The healthcare sector regulator concluded opportunities to compete were being “unduly limited” by existing commissioning practices.
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Some commissioning groups face deficits in first year, officials admit
Some clinical commissioning groups are forecasting they will record deficits in their first year of operation, just days before the new groups take control of NHS budgets, the NHS Commissioning Board has confirmed.
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NewsOFT extends its remit over NHS mergers
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor has confirmed the Office of Fair Trading will in future have responsibility for assessing any merger involving an NHS foundation trust.
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Full coverage: DH underspending
Full analysis and opinion following HSJ revealing the DH is this year on course for its biggest annual underspend in the current parliament
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NewsHow HSJ has covered the DH's history of underspending
The 2013 Budget showed the Department of Health is on course for its biggest annual underspend this parliament. In October last year HSJ exclusively revealed the DH had returned almost £3bn to the Treasury in the previous two years. Here is how HSJ has covered the department’s recent history of ...
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CommentCompetition isn't always the best option
We must be carfeul with how NHS competition is used
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NewsDH on course for biggest underspend this parliament
The Department of Health is this year on course for its biggest annual underspend in the current parliament – with none of the unused budget due to be carried over for future use, today’s Budget revealed.
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Harrogate CCG overspend warning
FINANCE: Harrogate and Rural District CCG has warned of concerns over its contract with Harrogate & District Foundation Trust to the financial position.
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LeaderMPs’ push for flexibility should end underspending
There is mismatch between how FTs and the DH manage spending
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NewsCommissioning board and Monitor: competition 'not about ideology'
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor and the NHS Commissioning Board this week issued a joint statement of intent on how competition would work in the reformed health service, amid continuing political controversy about the government’s NHS competition regulations.