All Finance articles – Page 512
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Spent forces: who pulls the levers on local funding
The King's Fund report on variations in primary care trust spending demonstrates that the 'postcode lottery' stretches far beyond the availability of drugs. But are PCT priorities really at the heart of decision making? Tash Shifrin reports
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Comment: Hopes for surplus pinned on turnaround in forecasting
It would be a bold stroke to pull off - delivering even a small surplus at the end of this financial year given the situation that NHS acting chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers inherited in March.
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Training and public health hit for £350m to recover deficits
The NHS will only balance its books next year thanks to £350m raided from budgets for public health, training and education, under current plans.
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Pathology progress
Health minister Lord Warner has announced the government will set aside £1m to support 12 pilots for new ways of providing pathology services.
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SHA investigation into chief executive's contract
East of England strategic health authority is attempting to resolve investigations into the contractual arrangements of an interim primary care trust chief executive.
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Big variations in PCT disease spending
An analysis of primary care trust spending on different diseases has revealed a number of stark variations, with some PCTs spending up to seven times as much as others in key areas.
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Mental health payment by results could cover 85 per cent of users
A new system of payment by results for mental health could result in care for 85 per cent of service users being covered by the system.
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Procurement deals in danger in key pilot sites as PCT financial pressures take their toll
Emergency discussions are due to take place today over the viability of a key part of the £3.8m national procurement programme for under-doctored areas as rumours circulate that half the scheme could be scrapped.
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Cash-strapped Pennine trust to sell off HQ in financial recovery drive
Pennine Acute Hospitals trust is set to sell off its headquarters in a bid to slash a £21m debt.The trust has brought in a financial recovery programme which will also see the loss of over 300 posts and 250 beds. Managers are hoping to raise 'significant capital' from the sale ...
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Monitor lays down law on foundations' acquisitions and mergers
Foundation trusts will only be able to merge with, or take over, other trusts if they have a healthy financial risk rating, Monitor has said.
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Blair interview: 'A pound wasted is one not spent on NHS values'
System reform and good management are the only ways to deliver the NHS's values in the modern world, the prime minister tells Nick Edwards in an exclusive interview
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Jobs at risk as trusts 'face £100m crisis'
Patient services and jobs are at risk as London trusts face a £75m cash crisis, figures obtained by HSJ show.