All articles by Zoe Tidman
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NewsRevealed: £260m deficit support withheld from 10 systems
NHS England has withheld over £260m from 10 local systems due to concerns over finances, HSJ can reveal.
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News‘Advanced FT’ benefits unclear, national director admits
It is “hard to see” how the NHS can provide real benefits for providers with “advanced foundation trust” status, NHS England’s interim chief financial officer has admitted.
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NewsFinancial ‘game playing’ won’t be tolerated, says NHSE director
A senior NHS England director has warned “game playing” must be stopped for next year’s financial plans.
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NewsTrusts furthest from financial plan revealed
NHS England has revealed the trusts furthest behind their financial plans halfway through the year, with some providers off plan by up to 6 per cent as a proportion of their turnover.
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NewsTrump drug deal to leave NHS with unfunded bill
The NHS is seeking further funding from government to help it absorb extra costs arising from a new drug pricing deal, partly inspired by the threat of tariffs on UK medicines made by US president Donald Trump.
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HSJ LocalNHSE threatens to remove trust’s directors unless its performance improves
A trust has been told to improve its financial performance or risk having its directors replaced by NHS England.
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News£860m redundancy fund revealed
Government will reduce the Department of Health and Social Care budget by £800m in a single year to fund NHS redundancies, official documents reveal.
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HSJ LocalEx-Tory MP to chair trust
A former Conservative MP has been announced as the new chair for a North West trust.
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NewsFifteen trusts will still need bailouts in 2030
Fifteen to 20 trusts are likely to receive national funding to cover deficits in five years’ time, despite NHS England plans to phase the process out, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalICB replaces CEO suddenly after just five months
The chief executive of an integrated care board with major financial problems has been replaced unexpectedly after five months.
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HSJ LocalFT suffering ‘ridiculous’ cash shortage after national support withheld
The former national NHS finance director has declared it “ridiculous” his trust is operating with only enough cash to cover one day, after NHS England withheld deficit support.
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NewsMy tenure as NHSE CEO is a ‘live conversation’, says Mackey
The chief executive of NHS England has refused to commit to staying in the role until the organisation is abolished – expected in 2027 – but said he would do a “reasonable shift”.
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News35% of trusts ‘will not achieve savings targets’
More than a third of NHS trusts believe their efficiency targets are unachievable this year, according to research seen by HSJ.
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NewsNew Hospital Programme ‘close’ to deal on private finance
The New Hospital Programme is “quite close” to agreeing a plan with the Treasury to use private finance for smaller schemes such as car parks and energy centres, according to the project’s outgoing boss.
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HSJ Local‘Serious leadership failures’ found at major trust
A major trust has been accused of presiding over “serious and systemic failures in leadership” and rated inadequate in the well led domain by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsTrusts face £100m tax bill after losing legal battle
Providers may face a £100m tax bill after a trust lost its bid to reclaim VAT on car parking.
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HSJ LocalTrusts explore joint EPR after abandoned procurement
Two trusts in the North West are exploring a joint electronic patient record, HSJ understands, after one of them was forced to abandon a procurement.
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NewsPoor ventilation leaves hospitals ‘not ready’ for another covid
Just four years after the peak of the pandemic, four in five NHS acute trusts are concerned their ventilation systems may be inadequate, according to an investigation by HSJ.
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NewsMinimum ‘staff welfare’ space mandated for the first time
New hospitals will be required to set aside a minimum amount of space for “staff welfare” for the first time, it has been revealed.
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HSJ LocalEx-regional leader joins ICB with £178m deficit
An integrated care board with one of the largest deficits in the country has appointed an interim chair.