FINANCE: Bury PCT overspent on secondary care by nearly £1m by the end of May, with an overspend on continuing care posing a significant financial risk, finance director Stuart North reported.
However, the board was told that work had been done to allocate cost savings to different budgetary areas.
July 2011
Jon Spiers, CEO of the Royal Free Charity, makes the case for a strategic, government-backed approach to philanthropy – similar to the Blair-era matched funding scheme for universities – in health to complement and bolster state funding
The key new policies revealed in today’s 10-Year Health Plan – across finance, performance, tech, workforce, innovation and care quality.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence will withdraw its backing for a large number of drugs and other interventions which now offer poor value for money in an unprecedented move set to be revealed in tomorrow’s 10-Year Health Plan, HSJ has learned.
One of the largest integrated care systems has been accused of a “failure” of financial management, as NHS England issued a formal notice requiring urgent improvements across leadership, performance and care quality.
An integrated care board is planning to decommission secondary care outpatient clinics and replace them with primary and community care services.
Private providers have criticised leaders in Greater Manchester for their plan to slash the use of independent sector capacity, saying it makes “no sense”.
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