All articles by Henry Anderson – Page 9
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NewsGovernment payments for strike costs hit £1.7bn
The Department of Health and Social Care earmarked £1.7bn of extra funding to NHS England to mitigate the impact of industrial action in 2023-24, new documents show.
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NewsTrusts told to justify workforce increases, as NHSE warns the service must ‘consolidate’
NHS England has told trusts to review and justify their staffing increases over the last four years, saying there must now be a drive to “consolidate” services and workforce.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: NHS England struggles to hold the line
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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NewsInterim CEO named after failure to replace 40-year trust boss
An interim CEO has been appointed to take the helm of two Black Country trusts while they re-run a recruitment process.
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NewsTrust group names nursing director as CEO
An East Midlands trust group has appointed a director of nursing as its first substantive CEO.
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News£6bn deficit warning sparks ‘horrible’ demands for nationwide cuts
Local NHS organisations are facing intense “pressure” from NHS England’s national and regional teams to cut staffing numbers to improve the service’s financial outlook for 2024-25.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Begging bowl budgeting
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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NewsNHS wins car parking battle with HMRC
The NHS has won a court case which means it will no longer have to charge VAT on its car parking fees.
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NewsNHS agrees to up productivity in return for tech investment
The NHS has signed up to substantial productivity improvements in exchange for £3.4bn to upgrade “antiquated” tech over the course of the next parliament, the Chancellor has said.
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News‘Limited scope’ for senior manager pay rises warns government
NHS deficits mean there is “limited scope” for senior manager pay rises, the government has claimed.
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NewsExclusive: £1bn raid on capital budget to cover pay rises and strike costs
Capital budgets have been raided by almost £1bn to fund day-to-day cost pressures, including unfunded pay rises and industrial action costs, new documents reveal.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Audit ‘horror stories’ risk spreading to NHS
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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NewsNHS to target same elective activity next year
Health systems will be asked to deliver the same amount of elective activity next year as they were tasked with completing in 2023-24, HSJ understands.
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NewsRevealed: The systems with a third of dental budget unspent
Nearly a third of local dental budgets are going unspent in some areas of the country, according to data obtained by HSJ.
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NewsMinister got £8k severance then returned to DHSC weeks later
A health minister received an £8,000 severance payment before being reappointed to the department seven weeks later, government accounts show.
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NewsNHSE ‘treads tightrope’ with new cash bailout for deficit ICSs
NHS England is set to give around £650m to some health systems to offset financial deficits and ease cash pressures, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Planning guidance heads for March
Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by bureau chief James Illman and finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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NewsHunt and Javid adviser joins NHSE
A Treasury adviser has been appointed to head up a new NHS England team whose work will feed into future spending review negotiations.
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NewsLeaked guidance signals tougher controls on agency spending
NHS systems in deficit are set to have additional controls imposed on their agency spending, according to draft guidance seen by HSJ.
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News‘Inadequate’ action on cap-ex changes leading to ‘suboptimal’ decisions
Capital spending plans in some health systems are being adversely impacted by an accounting change that was not supposed to affect operational decisions.