All articles by Henry Anderson – Page 13
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NewsExclusive: DHSC caught on ‘back foot’ by ‘confused’ visa clampdown
Department of Health and Social Care officials described the announcement of a visa clampdown for health and care workers as “confused at best” and said they were pushing the Home Office to clarify its position, internal emails show.
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NewsAtkins told to ‘grasp nettle’ as dental contract set for £400m underspend
A refusal by many health systems to fund more dental appointments comes as the national dentistry contract is again projected to be underspent by more than £400m, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: NHS England’s convenient excuse
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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NewsIncreased spending on dental services blocked by a quarter of ICBs
A dozen integrated care boards are refusing to pay for extra activity to tackle the crisis in NHS dentistry, despite being told they can do so by NHS England, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsCouncils to oppose controversial emergency care shake-up
A committee representing four councils has set out “fundamental concerns” over a major reconfiguration of services across Humber and Lincolnshire.
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NewsCQC slams hospital for ‘shocking’ lack of leadership
An independent hospital in Yorkshire has been placed in special measures after inspectors warned of a ‘shocking’ lack of leadership.
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NewsReversal of ‘huge achievement’ as agency spending breaches £3bn
NHS trust spending on agency staff surged to £3.5bn last year, according to recently published figures.
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NewsMoney ‘leaching’ from NHS due to patient choice policy, says ICS boss
The CEO of an integrated care system has said the choice agenda, in which the NHS pays for patients to be treated at a private provider, is costing his system £8m a year.
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NewsNHSE to curb ‘completely out of control’ procurement routes
Local leaders’ use of different procurement routes has been ‘completely out of control’, NHS England’s chief procurement officer has said, as she revealed there will be new restrictions from April.
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News‘Confident’ ICS released from ‘mandated support’
An integrated care system has been lifted out of the highest level of oversight by NHS England, after facing years of operational and financial challenges.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Financial plans, take four
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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News‘We’re overwhelming people with efficiency asks’, says NHSE director
Local leaders are likely being ‘overwhelmed’ by centrally driven efficiency programmes, according to an internal NHS England document.
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NewsHospital launches social care service to reduce ‘astronomical’ delayed discharges
An acute trust is launching its own social care service to reduce the ‘astronomical’ costs of delayed discharges.
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NewsICSs told to prepare ‘nuclear’ service cuts as NHSE plays ‘hardball’
Health systems are still struggling to meet their financial plans, despite hundreds of millions being raided from investment budgets to help balance the books.
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NewsExclusive: National tech budget slashed by £350m to plug deficits
The health service in England is cutting more than £300m from central tech budgets to fill local financial gaps at trusts and commissioners, HSJ has learned.
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News‘Turbulence and pressure’ leading to higher turnover of CEOs, says Hartley
The morale of staff and quality of services are being impacted by a higher turnover of trust leaders caused by an environment ‘more pressured and turbulent than it’s ever been’, says the chief executive of NHS Providers.
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NewsCancer, prevention and learning disabilities set for ‘sensible’ budget raids
Local leaders will be permitted to cut spending on the development of cancer, prevention, learning disabilities and autism services, as they bid to deliver their financial plans this year, HSJ understands.
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NewsElectives and capital to be cut after Treasury refuses £1bn strike cash plea
The NHS’s work to bring down the 7 million elective waiting list is being curtailed, after the Treasury refused to fund most of a £1bn NHS deficit driven by strikes.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: ICS shuns ‘payment by results’ in favour of own model
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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NewsTrusts may no longer be fined for missing quality standards
Trusts may be spared financial penalties if they fail to meet care quality standards under new proposals from NHS England.