All Finance articles – Page 292
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NewsPublic sector tax arrangements under fire
MPs have criticised the tax arrangements of some public sector workers.
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NewsPrivate acute admissions hit record level
Surgical admissions by independent hospitals have hit a record high - driven by NHS admissions rather than spending by private patients - according to a new report.
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Blogs
NHS enterprise has been given a freer rein
Absurd restrictions on FT income have at last been lifted
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NewsHunt cautious on NHS spending plans
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he will not make any commitments to future increases in health spending.
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CommentSally Gainsbury: a new metaphor
Health service chief executives have been fond of likening the balancing of the NHS books to landing a jumbo jet on a postage stamp.
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CommentWhat’s at the heart of integrated care?
We need to agree on what integration means to have any chance of actually providing it
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NewsLondon clusters behind on QIPP savings
Most London primary care trust clusters were behind on their savings plans at the end of the first quarter of this year. The figures were revealed in an internal NHS London document on the progress of local efficiency programmes.
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NewsSerco questions 'bullish' forecasts for community services growth
The managing director of outsourcing giant Serco’s health business has cast doubt on “bullish” forecasts of a rapid expansion of private sector provision of NHS community services.
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Trust bosses call for pay deal changes
HSJ’s disclosure of NHS Employers’ move to extend the pay freeze coincided with a warning from the acute sector that existing pay agreements were unsustainable.
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NewsDH abandons plan to stop 'cherry picking' through tariff change
The Department of Health has abandoned plans to prevent the “cherry picking” of straightforward patients and cases by independent sector providers by making further changes to the payment by results tariff, it has emerged.
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NewsCuts 'threaten drug abuse progress'
Funding cuts and reforms to public services risk reversing the declining trend in drug abuse among young people, campaigners have warned.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: NHS Employers backs pay freeze
Patient care will suffer unless the NHS pay freeze is extended into a third year, the body representing all major NHS employers is to warn.
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NewsNew FTN chief calls for big cut in commissioner underspends
The new chief executive of the Foundation Trust Network has called for NHS commissioners to significantly cut the proportion of health funding they leave unspent.
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NewsExclusive: South London Healthcare Trust's suitors revealed
Details have emerged of the plans of many of the 39 bodies that have written to South London Healthcare Trust’s special administrator to express an interest in running trust services.
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NewsNHS cuts 'hitting training quality'
Financial pressures on NHS organisations are taking their toll on the training of new doctors, a leading junior doctor has said.
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NewsCancer costs EU £99bn a year
Cancer costs European countries 124 billion euros (£99bn) every year, according to the first estimate of the full economic burden of the disease in the EU.
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HSJ Local
Bolton FT could face £4.5m fine for Clostridium difficile infections
FINANCE: Bolton Foundation Trust could face a £4.5m fine for failing to contain its rate of Clostridium Difficile infections to within planned levels, commissioner board papers state.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe profitability of private patients
NHS private patient units can compete with private hospitals
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SupplementsInformation Highways - an HSJ efficiency supplement
This special supplement looks at some of the many ways NHS organisations can help meet their quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings targerts.From improved procurement, to breaking down the barriers to mobile working, via renting out hospital real estate to high street chains, get some practical advice on delivering more ...
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CommentClunky maths and unfair fines
Antibiotics have saved millions of lives, but they can cause havoc with the delicate balance of gut bacteria