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Comment‘Double running’ of prevention and healthcare services cannot be avoided
The government should use the comprehensive spending review to allocate dedicated funding to support prevention and address health inequalities, exhorts Saffron Cordery
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NewsNHSE urged not to scrap training scheme
Local leaders have urged NHS England to rethink its plans to scrap a training programme for procurement staff launched less than six months ago, HSJ has learned.
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NewsICB cuts could fund ‘neighbourhood development’
Savings from cutting integrated care board teams could be used to create a “neighbourhood development fund”, NHS England’s new chief executive has told HSJ.
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News£6bn underlying deficit ‘could derail 10-Year Plan’
The underlying deficit in the NHS provider sector has returned to pre-covid levels and could derail the government’s reform plans, HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsHospitals to cut 800 jobs
A pair of hospital trusts has outlined plans to reduce its workforce by 7 per cent in 2025-26, in order to cut costs.
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News£150m ‘wasted’ planning for ‘paused’ new hospitals
More than £150m spent planning “new hospital” projects which are now in the long grass may need to be written off, according to estimates seen by HSJ.
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CommentAvoiding the three icebergs that could sink the NHS
The NHS should start to use programme budgeting and marginal analysis to help decision-makers gauge the effect of reallocating resources across healthcare services, thus optimising resource allocation to improve outcomes
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NewsRevealed: ICBs spending the most and least on staffing
New figures shared with HSJ reveal how much each integrated care board spends on its staffing, with a two-fold variation per head of population.
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NewsFive systems forecast £300m overspend next year
Five systems are still forecasting they cannot meet their financial target in 2025-26, but the national gap in plans has fallen from £4.4bn to £300m in the last few weeks.
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NewsNHSE director leaves to run FT’s subco
A senior procurement director at NHS England is leaving this summer to run the wholly-owned subsidiary of a large London acute trust.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Centralise tech procurement’ says 10-Year Plan advisory group
Ministers have been told to “centralise” decisions on – and purchasing of – NHS technology by one of the groups drawing up the 10-Year Health Plan, HSJ has learned.
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NewsVirtual ward cost similar to inpatient care, says contentious study’s author
The cost of discharging patients to virtual wards becomes “equitable” with inpatient care over time, analysis suggests – despite initial findings that it was much more expensive.
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NewsCancer tests and virtual wards targeted for new cuts
Recently-opened cancer testing centres and virtual wards will be among the services cut back as the NHS seeks to eliminate a £6.6bn forecast deficit, senior leaders have told HSJ.
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NewsTrust bosses summoned to ‘get a grip’ on £7bn deficit
Amanda Pritchard and Sir Jim Mackey are calling in NHS local leaders to London for an urgent meeting after first-cut financial plans warned of a £7bn deficit for the coming year.
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NewsNHS gets surprise £900m funding boost
The NHS has received a further spending top-up for the current financial year just months after the chancellor announced a £10bn uplift at the autumn Budget.
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CommentHow to stop inefficient services
By embracing allocative efficiency, decommissioning outdated services, and working collaboratively across systems, NHS leaders can ensure long-term sustainability without relying on new spending, writes Andi Orlowski
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NewsJudge clears way for major national logistics contract award
NHS Supply Chain has been given the green light to award a £4.4bn logistics contract to its preferred supplier after a judge lifted suspensions applied to the procurement during a legal challenge.
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NewsNew financial system for the NHS in England delayed again
NHS England’s protracted efforts to launch a national accounting and finance system for the health service has been hit by further delays, HSJ understands.
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NewsICBs halt £465m tender after legal challenge
A group of integrated care boards have halted a procurement worth up to £465m, with little more than a month’s notice, after receiving legal challenges regarding its process.
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NewsAnother ICS added to national financial intervention scheme
An integrated care system has been added to the national “investigation and intervention” regime, making it the 19th of 42 ICSs to require support over deteriorating finances.