All Finance articles – Page 292
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NewsExclusive: Panic over Hunt plan to 'announce' A&E rescue fund
Jeremy Hunt is seeking to announce a £300-£400m fund to “solve” the accident and emergency performance dive, but the money may not be available, according to emails seen by HSJ.
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HSJ LocalNorth Staffordshire Trust appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Financially struggling University Hospital of North Staffordshire has appointed Mark Hackett as chief executive.
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Wye Valley Trust may change services instead of lose independence
STRUCTURE: Wye Valley Trust is considering whether it could carry out a major service reconfiguration, rather than close as an independent organisation.
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NewsExclusive: CCG performance and assurance regime unveiled
Clinical commissioning groups will be rated four times a year on their performance and annually on their organisational capability, under a draft assurance regime to be published today.
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NewsAddressing hearing loss services 'could save £28m'
The health service could save £28m by introducing a “joined up approach” to diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss and dementia, a charity has said.
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CommentAcute care is drowning in the rising tide of A&E demand
The answer may be to close hospitals, says Andrew Foster
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CommentWhere next for competition in the NHS?
A look at the practical impact of the section 75 regulations
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NewsExclusive: Ministers want CCG topslice to fund health and social care integration
Part of clinical commissioning groups’ budgets – potentially worth more than £1bn – should be used to fund integration with council-run social care services, Norman Lamb has told HSJ.
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NewsCare claims backlog 'will take five years to clear'
The deluge of retrospective claims for continuing healthcare funding that flooded into the NHS last year will take at least half a decade to be resolved, lawyers have warned.
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NewsTwo bidders drop out of pension fund hospital build scheme
Two out of three bidders involved in an innovative scheme to use pension fund capital to finance a major hospital development have dropped out, HSJ has learned.
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CommentMichael White: vultures circle the NHS
Some Lords fear lawyers and corporations will cherry-pick the service
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CommentTurnaround is everybody's problem
Reversing a trust’s financial fortunes is a job for the whole organisation
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Many trusts weak on medical leadership, research finds
There is a six fold variation in the amount of time medical directors spend on their board duties, new research into leadership has found.
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Protection plan for plastic surgery
Plastic surgeons are to introduce a financial protection scheme for their patients, it has been announced.
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HSJ KnowledgeCould a water health check revitalise your finances?
Major savings can be made with improved water efficiency
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NewsAverage trust director pay grew by 1.8pc in 2011-12
Average pay for provider trust directors increased by 1.8 per cent in 2011-12, according to research shared with HSJ.
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NewsCircle sees operating loss increase to £29m
Circle, the private company running Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, has posted an operating loss of £29.3m for 2012, according to company accounts.
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Comment
The NHS is in real danger of being unaffordable
Health bodies are desperately trying to save money