All Philip Hammond articles – Page 2
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Rise of the OBR means less power for the NHS
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Politics, game theory and Belgian lessons
Andy Cowper gives the lowdown on the ups and downs of British politics, which influences the funding available to the NHS
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CommentSpring statement: Tough choices ahead for the government
Anita Charlesworth discusses the implications of the recently released spring statement for the NHS and social care
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Towards good news
Andy Cowper shares some bits of actual good news peppered with a dash of a downer at the end.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: What are the blocks?
“Who can block change” in the NHS, is an important question to find out the flow of power in the organisation, notes Andy Cowper
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The arm round the shoulders
If healthcare is a people business, we ought to wonder why the NHS is often not great at supporting its people ie its staff, points out Andy Cowper
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NewsGovernment targets NHS over failure to reform 'automatic' pay increases
NHS trusts “operate a virtually automatic incremental pay system” costing £600m a year, the government has said.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: But what do you do for an encore?
In 2018, what should the leaders and staff of the NHS do to perform well again, asks Andy Cowper
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NewsUnion concern at linking pay rise to productivity as Hunt starts talks
The Royal College of Nursing today said it had “concern” over the link between productivity and pay increases in a letter sent by Jeremy Hunt formally beginning pay negotiations for 2018-19.
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NewsWinter pressures fund could be used to 'help trust bottom lines'
Trust leaders have called for a significant proportion of the £335m winter pressures fund to boost the bottom line of hospitals that have already purchased extra capacity.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: The battle lines are drawn
Welcome to HSJ’s new Performance Watch expert briefing. Our new fortnightly newsletter will delve into the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders and provide unrivalled insight into what they plan to do about them.
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NHS England: Waiting targets will be missed without cuts to other services
NHS England has warned that elective waiting time standards “will not be fully funded and met” next year unless there are cuts to services such as mental health, cancer and primary care.
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NewsHealth secretary reveals ambitions for pay reform
More than 1 million NHS staff could have their basic pay increased but have weekend and nightshift pay cut as part of Agenda for Change reforms.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The ‘pin the blame on the donkey’ game gets under way
With a recent double sourced leak having begun the blame game for the NHS funding in the Budget, Andy Cowper analyses the game of political football being played out
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CommentThe budget was more positive than expected
Overall for the NHS, this Budget was much better than feared but not nearly as good as it needed to be. By Anita Charlesworth, John Appleby and Siva Anandaciva
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Revealed: Lack of Treasury funding delays consultant contract to 2019
A new contract for senior doctors in England will be delayed until 2019 due to a lack of transition funding from the Treasury, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGovernment pledges £3.5bn capital to NHS over next five years
The Treasury has commited an extra £3.5bn to NHS capital spending over the next five years, with the service expected to raise the same sum itself through land sales.
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Leader'Which of the children do we shoot first?' - the budget leaves the NHS with harsh choices
The government has a very clear ambition for the £1.6bn additional funding allocated to the NHS for 2018-19. £1bn is to be used to arrest the decline in elective waiting times and to begin to reduce the waiting list; £600m will be employed to make sure the NHS meets the ...
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NewsChancellor's funding announcement 'plugs some holes' in NHS budget
The chancellor has announced £2.5bn of extra revenue funding to be spread over the next two financial years, plus an in-year boost of £335m for winter pressures.
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NewsHSJ Live 22.11.17: Twelve STP projects given £260m capital funding
Live coverage and reaction as chancellor Philip Hammond makes budget statement
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