All Finance articles – Page 473
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NHS Western Isles criticised for financial failings
The Scottish Parliament's audit committee has found serious failings in the running of NHS Western Isles and condemned its persistent failure to put in place adequate financial controls.
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Information Centre report looks at GP pay
The Information Centre for health and social care has published figures that look at the changes in family doctors' pay over time, as well as how pay varies according to factors such as a GP's age and the number of partners in a practice.
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Guidance on residential services for substance misuse
The Department of Health has published guidance on capital development of residential rehabilitation services for drug and alcohol abuse.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare trust to get help with loan
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare trust is to get £34m in regional NHS cash to help it pay back a £56m loan from the Department of Health.
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NHS constitution should focus on value for money
The NHS constitution should include a financial charter setting out how commissioners must achieve value for money, rather than just a set of anodyne values, a think tank has claimed.
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Scotland's personal care funding gap must be filled
Free personal and nursing care in Scotland needs better funding and planning, says a new report.
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Lib Dems scrap free social care promise
The Liberal Democrats have formally ditched their policy of free social care in England. The party has opted instead for a co-payment system based on the one set out by Sir Derek Wanless for the King's Fund.
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BMA damned by its own staff in leaked survey
The British Medical Association has been labelled 'old-fashioned and change averse' by its own staff in a survey leaked to HSJ.
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Health check rating benchmarks 'unfair'
Trusts are being unfairly marked down in their annual performance ratings because of changing targets and over-reliance on patient data, according to managers.
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Integrated care - lessons from America
The US healthcare industry is often ranked below the UK system in international comparisons. But the UK health service still has much to learn from America about integration and partnership working
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GPs paid £20m for sickness and maternity cover
GP practices in England were paid more than £20m last year for locums to cover sickness and maternity leave in their practices, HSJ has learnt.
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Scotland settles drug price-fixing claim
Scottish ministers and health boards have settled a civil claim against a pharmaceutical company for allegedly fixing the price the NHS is charged for drugs with other pharmaceutical companies.
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Pay review results announced
NHS Employers has reached agreement with Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and the Department of Health on proposals for a three-year pay deal for staff on Agenda for Change pay bands.
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Mental Capacity Act resources released
The Department of Health has announced the allocation of resources for work in relation to the Mental Capacity Act.
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Funding for drug treatment in prisons gets go-ahead
The Department of Health has approved funding for enhanced clinical services for drug treatment in 38 prisons.
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Free Scottish care comes under review
The Scottish policy on free personal and nursing care is sound but needs better planning for the future to ensure its long-term sustainability, a review has found.The review sets out a 12-point action plan that includes addressing the current funding gap, standardising assessment and delivery and ensuring costs are accurately ...
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Sexual health - protection plea
Stuart Shepherd visits Nottingham to see how the NHS is coping with a surge in sexually transmitted infections, amid calls to keep them top priority
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Government firm on pay offer in face of threats
The government has made it clear it will not back down over NHS pay, despite threats of industrial action.
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Breaking away: Wales maps out its own future
The Welsh Assembly has plans for a third way between an internal market and a command and control system, with local health boards losing control of the commissioning purse strings. Alison Moore explains
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Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on acute trust challenges
The financial year just gone has not been the easiest for acute services, with tough targets, population changes and possible structural shifts all putting pressure on trusts.