All Finance articles – Page 371
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NewsNHS trust buys back its PFI debt
A mental health trust is believed to be the first NHS organisation to have bought back its private finance initiative debt from its private sector partner.
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NewsLocum agency suspends founder amid accounting probe
A leading locum agency has suspended two senior executives pending an investigation into “serious accounting irregularities”.
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Patient choice proving costly for NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
FINANCE: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly are overspending on private providers.
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NHS Dorset in cancer drug dispute
FINANCE: NHS Dorset is in dispute with Poole Hospital Foundation Trust (PHT) over the cost of cancer drugs.
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NHS Surrey forecasts £19.9m overspend
FINANCE: The primary care trust has forecast that it faces a year-end deficit of just under £20m.
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North Tees agrees PFI hospital business plan
COMMERCIAL: North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust has agreed a business case for a £299m private finance initiative hospital.
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NHS Hamphire's debt repayment reduced by SHA
FINANCE: NHS Hampshire is forecasting to break even after the SHA halved its planned debt repayment for the year.
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NewsConsultants' £40m pay claims rejected
The Scottish first minister has disputed claims that Scotland paid an extra £40m to highly paid NHS consultants in the last year.
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HSJ KnowledgeCommissioning: sizing up the issues of financial security
The scale of a consortium’s activities will impact on its performance. Ben Richardson and colleagues examine the levers available to influence quality
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NHS Kirklees revises control total
FINANCE: NHS Kirklees has revised its end of year control total from a £9.9m surplus to £8.1m, in agreement with its strategic health authority.
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NewsDecontamination costs revealed to MPs
Decontaminating used crutches costs hospitals more than replacing them, MPs have been told.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: the prospective pinch on pensions
The government is doing all it can to reduce the value - or, in Treasury-speak, the “burden” - of public sector pensions.
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NewsTrusts facing fines for mixed sex breaches
Trusts face being fined millions of pounds if they do not comply with mixed sex accommodation rules by April.
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NewsHumana 'assured' client it was committed to UK market
US health insurance giant Humana gave a major NHS client “personal assurances” it was committed to the UK just months before it announced plans to exit the market, the client said this week.
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NewsUnions all reject 'poisonous' pay freeze for job protection offer
Unions have unilaterally rejected any proposal to freeze pay increments in an official response to NHS Employers.
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East Riding of Yorkshire behind on QIPP
FINANCE: East Riding of Yorkshire PCT is £2.8m behind on its quality, innovation, productivity and prevention plan.
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Luton PCT's estates committee looking for projects
FINANCE: Current estimates indicate a forecast underspend of around £2m on NHS Luton’s capital budget, following cost reduction on two key schemes
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Non-elective income below plan for Cambridge University FT
FINANCE: The foundation trust reports that its largest single variance in income is in non-elective income, which is £1.9m below plan to date.
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Norfolk PCT behind schedule on QIPP plan
FINANCE: Norfolk primary care trust’s overall performance on internal QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) savings plans has dipped significantly.
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Non-elective activity drives overspend at West Essex PCT
FINANCE: NHS West Essex forecasts that its £5.3m overspend will not grow much bigger thanks to QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) savings.