All Finance and efficiency articles – Page 43
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Hospital chief: Centre was ‘disrespectful’ in capital awards
A hospital chief executive has accused the government and national NHS leaders of being “disrespectful” in relation to their announcements of new capital projects.
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Hancock pledges ‘spectacularly’ simpler capital sign-offs
Matt Hancock has pledged that the national sign-off process for NHS capital projects will be “spectacularly more straightforward”.
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Finance manager jailed for fraud must repay £220,000
A senior finance manager convicted of fraud must repay £220,000 or face another three years in jail, a judge has ruled.
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Trust mulls Supreme Court appeal over landmark rest case
The Supreme Court could hear a landmark case on trainee doctors’ rest breaks, which could have “huge implications” for NHS trusts.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: At last, the ‘truth’ about NHS privatisation
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black. This week by HSJ editor Alastair McLellan.
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Revealed: New financial regime to ‘reset regulatory relationships’
The strongest NHS trusts will be released from control totals and offered new reward payments from 2020-21, under the latest financial regime set by regulators.
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Large trust’s financial slide puts £26m funding in jeopardy
One of East Anglia’s largest acute providers could miss out on £26m of funding after its finances deteriorated in the first quarter of 2019-20, the trust’s finance bosses have warned.
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Leading trust strikes £25m deal for ‘digital control centre’
A leading acute trust has struck a £25m partnership deal with Hitachi Consulting to streamline its care processes with data and digital technology.
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Government bids to control FT capital spending
Foundation trusts will be subject to capital spending limits – further eroding their autonomy – as part of an overhauled approach to planning and approving estates and technology investment in the NHS.
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Ambulance trust faces multimillion pound bill for no-deal Brexit
An ambulance trust is expecting a multimillion pound hit to its bottom line if the UK crashes out of the European Union without a deal next month.
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Mapped: The hospital builds in PM’s pledge
The trusts which will benefit from a share of £2.7bn to rebuild hospitals, or £100m to develop business cases for future schemes, announced by the prime minister today.
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Government promises £3bn hospital building programme
The government has announced a £3bn capital investment plan to rebuild hospitals and replace diagnostic equipment.
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Trust approves ‘rapid growth’ plan for overseas work
A leading mental health trust is creating a joint venture organisation to develop its commercial work, including private care in the Middle East and potentially China.
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Corbyn vows to create state-run drug company and seize patent rights
Jeremy Corbyn says a Labour government would create a state-run pharmaceutical company to make generic versions of drugs the NHS cannot afford.
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Expert Briefing
New NHS finance regime will spotlight struggling trusts
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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New workplace perks help FT halve £21m agency spend
A foundation trust has halved its multimillion-pound agency staff spend after introducing a series of workforce benefits.
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NHSE: ‘Blurred lines’ in NHS structure may pose fraud risk
Structural changes to NHS organisations and GPs’ involvement in primary care commissioning may have increased the risk of financial fraud, an NHS England report has warned.
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Exclusive: Region ordered to hold back ‘risk reserve’ of almost £100m
Providers and commissioners in the East of England will have their income and allocations top-sliced by the region’s NHS England and Improvement board to create a risk reserve.
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‘Critical issue’ delays trusts’ savings data until 2020
Trusts could be forced to wait until the first three months of 2020 to find out how much they are saving by taking part in a flagship government project.
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Public health will get 1pc real terms growth, Selbie reveals
The public health grant is due to increase by 1 per cent in real terms next year, the Public Health England chief executive has said, adding that it should spell the end of cuts to the budget.