All Finance articles – Page 41
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NewsTrust no longer faces ‘very serious’ finance problems after five years
A teaching hospital trust has been moved out of the lowest finance performance band, five years after being placed in special measures for running up a £130m deficit.
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NewsLiquidators for failed PFI provider launch court case against trust
One of England’s largest mental health trusts is embroiled in a multi-million-pound legal battle with its former private finance initiative provider.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: New ICS chief targets ‘immoral’ costs
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsChief of under-fire agency: Progress ‘will never be at the speed I want’
NHS Supply Chain’s chief executive has defended his agency against recent criticism as it launches the procurement of a new digital commercial platform that should be a step-change in its interactions with trust procurement teams.
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NewsNHSE exploring state-owned provider to replace diagnostic outsourcing
NHS England is assessing the viability of establishing an NHS-owned consortium to bring some of the diagnostic work currently being done for profit in the private sector back into the health service.
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NewsTransfer of multi-billion pound fund to ICSs delayed until 2024
NHS England is set to delay delegating commissioning budgets worth billions of pounds to integrated care systems until 2024 amid concerns about financial risk and destabilising services, HSJ understands.
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CommentHunt has averted a crisis - but for how long?
An additional £3.3bn per year for NHS England in both 2023-24 and 2024-25 was a better outcome than most people probably expected. But how far will this additional funding go toward meeting the challenges that services face? writes, Anita Charlesworth
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HSJ LocalStaffing bill to be cut by a fifth at ICS
A financially troubled integrated care board has told staff it has to cut the pay bill by 20 per cent, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalICS sinks to £35m deficit and asks permission to revise forecast
Lincolnshire’s health system has requested permission from NHS England to report a financial deficit at the end of the year, after warning its budgets will be overspent by £35m by the end of November.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Monday to Friday people
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsProcurement heads criticise ‘failing’ NHS Supply Chain
Performance failings at NHS Supply Chain are impacting patient care, staff wellbeing and retention, and local procurement teams are struggling to mitigate their impact, local procurement chiefs have claimed.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Cutting staff numbers in ICBs
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentNHS charities can help meet the service's staffing crisis
While the charity sector does not address day-to-day funding needs, the role it plays in supporting the NHS workforce is crucial, writes Ellie Orton.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Barclay, strikes and eye-catching appointments
This week we bring you our reaction to Steve Barclay’s first major speech since returning as health and social care secretary, during which HSJ questioned him about his view on NHS funding.
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NewsSupply chain exec quits after U-turn on major reforms
The national director in charge of implementing NHS Supply Chain’s new operating model has announced his departure less than a week after it was revealed the procurement agency is dramatically changing its plans for the reforms.
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NewsNHS needs OBR-style staffing forecasts, says Pritchard
The NHS’s forthcoming workforce plan will have to be updated with regular forecasts after it has been published to ensure it stays “credible”, Amanda Pritchard said today.
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NewsFamilies blame ‘chaotic, splenetic mess of a government’ for compensation hold-up
Families whose loved ones’ bodies were sexually abused in a hospital mortuary have yet to receive any compensation, because the Department of Health and Social Care has not signed off a proposed framework.
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NewsNHS will get extra funding to help with inflation, Barclay indicates
Health and social care secretary Steve Barclay has strongly indicated the NHS will receive more funding in tomorrow’s autumn statement, and said that reports he argued to the Chancellor that the NHS ‘did not need any more money’ were incorrect.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The nursing walkout isn't really about pay
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CommentAs ICSs develop, trusts will provide vital system leadership
While new challenges may surface on the horizon as winter approaches, trusts are doing excellent work every day, all over the country, to maximise the power of system working, writes Miriam Deakin