All Finance articles – Page 388
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NewsDH to pay £18m to stricken FT
The Department of Health has agreed to lend £18m to a struggling foundation trust.
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CommentPublic health needs a long vigil
Public health must be protected from short term raids on its funding by acute services
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NewsSurgery fails thousands of patients
The NHS is spending tens of millions of pounds each year on operations of questionable benefit to patients’ health, according to groundbreaking figures.
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Foundation trusts seek to halt automatic pay rises
Foundation trusts are drawing up plans to freeze automatic pay increases in a move which could affect up to half a million NHS staff.
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NewsPCT asked not to claw back wage overpayment
Staff at a primary care trust who were overpaid for up to four years have been asked to pay the money back.
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NewsCriticism launched at ‘armchair audit’ idea
Concerns have been raised about the abolition of the Audit Commission by the chair of the government’s independent ethics advisory body, the Committee on Standards in Public Life.
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NewsRose Gibb lawsuit bill could pass £250,000
The government’s legal bill to defend the decision to dismiss Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells chief executive Rose Gibb is likely to match the £265,000 she has been awarded, HSJ understands.
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NewsFTs call for lighter control
Foundation trusts are in conflict with Monitor over the future regulation of their financial planning and governance.
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NewsClinicians dominate NHS top pay list
Just 7 per cent of the highest paid individuals in the NHS are in non-clinical roles, according to an analysis by HSJ of the latest figures on public sector pay.
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NewsWoman wins court bid to have gastric bypass
A mother of three is believed to have become the first person in the country to use a judicial review to force the NHS to give her a gastric bypass so she can lose weight, her solicitor has said.
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NewsPace of public spending cuts 'not set in stone'
The pace and scale of public spending cuts is not set in stone and could be changed if the policy fails to rescue the economy, a Liberal Democrat cabinet minister has said.
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NewsDementia costs 'equal to 1% of global GDP'
The global cost of dementia this year will be £388 billion - more than 1% of GDP, according to a report out today.
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InformationResearch to the rescue!
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT FRINGE - The business secretary was committed to high quality scientific research, Baroness Northover stressed today.
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InformationAre we prepared for an ageing society?
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT FRINGE - A Bill to reform how social care is paid for, developed on a cross-party basis, will be brought to Parliament next year, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow said today.
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NewsBaby P whistleblower to sue GOSH
A senior doctor who claimed Baby P could have been saved if her warnings had been heeded is suing the NHS for compensation, it has been revealed.
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NewsNHS has 6,500 staff paid more than PM
More than 6,500 employees working in the NHS are paid more than the Prime Minister, it has been disclosed.
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CommentA missed opportunity to improve care for long-term conditions
Senior fellow at The King’s Fund Nick Goodwin on on the role of GPs in managing long-term conditions.
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NewsGP pay revealed by NHS Information Centre
Almost 1,000 GPs are earning more than £200,000 a year although average salaries have fallen, figures show.
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CommentJon Restell on why managers are worth it
“Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will never hurt you.” But words can hurt - words can burn like acid.
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CommentWhy many hands make IT work
New Zealand’s shared learning model offers lessons on implementing the electronic patient record system