All Finance articles – Page 422
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS mergers: master the art of joined up thinking
Merger is a course of action that will only succeed if its aims are clearly defined from the start, warns Phil Kenmore
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NewsBudget cuts NHS spending estimate by £500m
The Budget today reduces the Treasury’s estimate for NHS spending as a whole this year by £500m.
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NewsSenior staff must show leadership on pay restraint, says chancellor
The government will commit to a new code of practice on senior pay setting in the public sector, today’s Budget announces, with a warning senior staff should “show leadership in pay restraint”.
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NewsBetter alcohol services could save hospitals £393m
Tens of thousands of hospital admissions for alcohol could be prevented each year if services to help drinkers were improved, a new report claims.
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NewsObesity charity criticises QOF for incentivising list making
Doctors are being paid to compile lists of obese patients and then do nothing with them, the chair of the National Obesity Forum has claimed.
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NewsNew £1.5m NHS uniforms 'cause rashes'
A £1.5m programme to introduce colour-coded NHS uniforms in Wales could be scrapped after scores of nurses complained that the items caused painful rashes.
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NewsBurnham, Lamb and Lansley clash in health debate
The three main political parties all accused each other of “failing the NHS” before Thursday evening’s televised debate between the Labour, Tory and Liberal Democrat leaders.
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News£557m announced for Scottish NHS
The Scottish government will spend £557m on building new hospitals and upgrading the NHS in 2010-2011, it has been announced.
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NewsDarling promises 'sensible, giveaway-free Budget'
Chancellor Alistair Darling has promised a “sensible, workmanlike” Budget as he renewed his message that there would be no pre-election giveaways.
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SNP pledges to end consultants’ bonuses
A doctor turned politician has signalled the Scottish Nationalists’ determination to end the practice of financial bonuses for top NHS consultants.
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NewsDementia funding being diverted
Health trusts are spending money intended for dementia on other things, an MPs’ report has said.
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NewsPCTs bend pay rules to fill senior jobs
Primary care trusts are being forced to bend official pay rules to fill board level posts at a time when recruitment problems are predicted to deepen.
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NewsClose hospital beds to save money, says report
Some regions of the country should close more than a quarter of their hospital beds to save on running costs and improve care for individual patients, a think tank has said.
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CommentAndrew Haldenby on hospital closures and competition
The gloom surrounding the UK’s public finances is darkening as the general election approaches.
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NewsCall to close beds
Think tank Reform has called on the NHS to close tens of thousands of hospital beds.
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NewsBill Moyes teams with Paul Corrigan in policy talks
Two heavyweights of Labour’s health policy have teamed up with a think tank close to the Conservatives to argue for a curtailing of the Department of Health’s power and remit.
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NewsNick Clegg warns against 'ramming through cuts'
Britain could face massive political and social unrest on a scale similar to Greece if the next government cannot rally the public behind plans to cut the £178bn deficit, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg will warn today.
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NewsPublic sector budget cut warning
Councils and public sector workers should prepare themselves for “considerable pain” as funding cuts of £500m begin to take hold from next year, the Welsh spending watchdog has warned.
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NewsKing's Fund sets out social care funding proposals
Elderly people who need social care should foot part of the bill so current standards can be maintained as costs soar over the next 15 years, according to a new study.
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NewsAlistair Darling rules out Budget spending cuts
Alistair Darling has made it clear that next week’s Budget will not spell out any new spending cuts.