All Recession articles – Page 5
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NewsTrusts should be ‘thinking big’ in their savings plans
Organisations making cash-releasing savings must embrace large scale change and “think big”, a myth-busting report by the NHS Confederation warns.
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NewsLeeds NHS trust 'may cut 300 jobs'
Bosses at an NHS mental health trust plan to save £11.4m by cutting 300 jobs over the next three years, the Yorkshire Post has reported.
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HSJ KnowledgeEssential items for your NHS recession survival kit
The lean thinking needed during hard economic times is an eye opener for better management, says Phil Kenmore
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NewsOperating framework: management costs to be slashed by £220m this year
The government has published its revised NHS operating framework, setting tough goals for reducing management costs and removing key performance targets.
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NewsTees hospital project axed in government spending review
The proposed £460m new North Tees and Hartlepool hospital has been axed by the government, as part of a spending review.
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LeaderWho will help GPs if managers are laid off?
A third of senior health service managers think they will no longer work for the NHS in two years.
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NewsDorrell chairs health committee
Former health secretary Stephen Dorrell has been elected chair of the Commons health committee.
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NewsBAMM ceases trading and cancels conference
The influential British Association of Medical Managers has ceased trading, just days before its annual conference.
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NewsBAMM ceases trading days before annual conference
The influential British Association of Medical Managers has ceased trading, just days before its annual conference.
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HSJ KnowledgeAvoid redundancy pitfalls
When you are looking to reduce the burden of your payroll, you have to be careful not to leave yourself exposed to a costly legal challenge, writes Sean Reynolds
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NewsPCTs to lose responsibility for GPs
Primary care trusts will have their responsibilities radically stripped back under plans being developed by health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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CommentPredictions on the new government's next moves
The future of the largest departmental budget and the second biggest area of government spending after welfare initially boiled down to just 30 words in the government’s initial coalition agreement.
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CommentDoctor numbers: all trained up, nowhere to go?
Expanded training means there is an emerging glut of doctors - what should be done?
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NewsMillions spent on NHS bonuses in Scotland - Lib Dems
Millions of pounds were spent on NHS bonuses in Scotland last year, the Liberal Democrats have said.
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NewsScottish NHS 'to pay £6.7bn in PFI fees'
The NHS in Scotland will lose nearly £6.7bn over the next 30 years to pay for privately funded building projects, according to figures.
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NewsDeficit reduction impact will be enormous, warns PM
David Cameron will warn today that the impact of the government’s plans for reducing the deficit will be “enormous” - and even worse than he had feared.
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HSJ KnowledgeYour redundancy rescue plan
Part two in our look at job loss explains how - when the initial shock has passed - it can be an opportunity to advance your career, as Michael Moran explains
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CommentJohn Deffenbaugh: let us exploit our canny GPs
Let’s tap into local doctors’ famous entrepreneurial nous - and pay them to manage demand on the NHS
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CommentMark Britnell on increasing NHS productivity
The new health secretary, Andrew Lansley, has already gone on public record to suggest that £15-20bn in efficiency savings may be needed.
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NewsTop board members leave NHS London
Two members of NHS London’s non-executive board, including its chair, resigned last week after health secretary Andrew Lansley’s “halt” of its capital-wide reconfiguration programme.