All Finance and efficiency articles – Page 101
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CommentThe firebreak is not enough and the plan is unravelling at frightening speed
All parts of the NHS must work together if the cataclysmic financial storm is to be survived
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NHS providers end year with £2.7bn deficit, HSJ research reveals
NHS providers have fallen almost £1bn short of their revised financial target for 2015-16, according to locally reported figures This is despite the positive impact of dozens of “capital to revenue transfers” Risk that Department of Health will breach its spending limit for the year, experts warn Charlesworth: DH ...
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CommentWhy the DH may still have to reach into its pocket
Many trusts and CCGs may turn to the Department of Health for additional financial support in 2016-17
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NewsProcurement roles should be 'top of the office', says former finance boss
Former finance chief calls for radical shift in culture and influence of NHS procurement teams Lorraine Bewes says there are too many procurement departments Carter review estimates £750m could be saved by reducing variation in the prices paid for thousands of items Delivering the required savings in non-clinical ...
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CommentThe public needs to know where the buck stops
One year as an MP and I’m still none the wiser about lines of accountability in the NHS
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CommentIs Brexit or Bremain best for the NHS?
The big decision will have far greater ramifications for healthcare than merely the funding available
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Breaking down the £22bn
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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News'Meltdown' of £330m outsource contract disrupts primary care
£330m primary care support services contract relied on major cost reductions NHS England outsourced primary care support to Capita last summer GPs, pharmacists and optometrists complain about new centralised services Practices unpaid, vital stationary and medical equipment not being delivered Vital primary care support services are in “meltdown” ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Newsflash - there’s still no money
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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CommentLet's focus on care and quality rather than numbers
Better outcomes, teamwork and efficiency cannot be measured but are vital
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NewsNHS England reveals breakdown of £22bn savings plan
NHS England has said £6.7bn of the NHS savings needed by 2021 will come from pay restraint, pharmacy cuts and central budget reductions A further £1bn will come from savings on non-NHS provider contracts and CCG running costs £8.6bn will come from provider savings, driven through 2 per cent ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Scrutinising specialised
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsPoll: Two-thirds believe UK spends too little on NHS
Two-thirds of people in the UK believe too little is spent on healthcare, according to a new survey Much higher proportion than in other major European countries UK health spending as a proportion of GDP has declined since 2009 Almost two-thirds of people in the UK believe too ...
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HSJ LocalLondon trust records £135m deficit
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust ended 2015-16 with a deficit of £134.9m, board papers reveal.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: If the (agency) cap fits
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Five messages from CCG leaders
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsPrivate providers make case for bigger role in STPs
The new chair of the NHS Partners Network expects to see greater engagement with independent providers in the NHS’s sustainability and transformation plans.
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Expert BriefingDeep South: England's only health economy running a surplus
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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NewsRevealed: How many agency shifts breached 2015-16 pay caps
New data shows 1 February reduction in agency pay caps drove weekly breaches above 45,000 – an increase of 10,000 a week Breaches began to decline again at the start of March NHS Improvement estimates agency caps saved £290m between October and February The number of NHS agency ...
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CommentWhy every NHS director should be very interested in reference costs
Reference costs can be a catalyst to greater NHS efficiency but we must invest in them now, writes James Wilson