All articles by Henry Anderson – Page 8
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Winning over the Treasury
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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NewsFirst joint finance director sought by ICBs
Two integrated care boards have announced plans to recruit a shared chief finance officer, in what would be the first such move since ICBs were set up in 2022
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News‘Conflict of interest’ concerns over consultants hired to fix NHS finances
Concerns have been raised that consultants advising systems on savings plans could be “marking their own homework”, with many of the firms having already done similar exercises for the same organisations.
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NewsNHSE warns service will have to cut activity unless it gets more funding
NHS England has told the government that it will have to “slow down” efforts to cut waiting lists without a fresh funding injection, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Labour launches clearout of DHSC non-execs
The Department of Health and Social Care is recruiting three new board members amid a clearout of advisers appointed under the last government.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: NHSE’s game of chicken with trusts’ cash
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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NewsICB sanctioned for failing to stop trusts’ over-recruitment
NHS England has issued enforcement notices to an integrated care board and four of its trusts, warning that the additional staff they have recruited are “not financially affordable”.
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NewsNHSE holds back cash support for struggling trusts
Trusts could be forced to slow down payments to suppliers and delay capital projects after NHS England restricted access to cash for providers in deficit, finance directors have warned.
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NewsRevealed: ICSs planning the largest deficits
The integrated care systems facing the biggest planned deficits in the year ahead are today revealed by HSJ research.
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NewsEleven ICSs warned of ‘significant concern’ about overspending
Around three quarters of England’s 42 integrated care systems have been unable to set balanced budgets for 2024-25, NHS England has revealed.
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NewsNHS England awards £40m consultancy contract for commercial advice
A contract worth up to £40m to advise NHS England on strategic and productivity matters has been awarded to a consortium led by PA Consulting, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCapital budgets cut at trusts with largest repair backlogs
Hospitals with some of the biggest maintenance backlogs have had their budgets for repairs slashed as a result of new NHS finance rules, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalICB reprimanded for not ‘holding FTs to account’
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.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Deficit plans should not be a ‘comfort zone’ for trusts
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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NewsConsultants sent in to tackle overspending at nine ICSs
NHS England has ordered nine integrated care systems to bring in management consultants to find ways to immediately bring down spending because of concerns over their finances, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTwo experts join DHSC to lead 10-year reform plan
Two health policy experts are joining government to help draw up a 10-year plan for health.
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NewsFormer NHS manager appointed health minister
Two new ministers have joined the Department of Health and Social Care, the government has announced.
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News‘Ludicrous’ expectation pushes trusts to plan savings of up to 9%
NHS trusts are signing up to deliver efficiency savings of up to 9 per cent of costs, HSJ has found.
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NewsExclusive: Price cut will extend long waits, NHSE warned
Private providers warned a move to cut the amount of funding they get for NHS procedures would “destabilise” eyecare and lead to longer waiting lists, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE begins to claw back funding from ICSs to pay off historic debts
Three-quarters of integrated care systems face funding cuts of up to £20m as a result of NHS England’s insistence they start paying back overspends from previous years, HSJ analysis has discovered.