All Finance and efficiency articles – Page 74
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Comment
Have a grip on your life with personal health budgets
The spiralling health crisis requires a disruptive solution like personal health budgets that put people in charge of their own healthcare and support staff, notes Alex Fox
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News
Exclusive: NHS makes little progress cutting specialised income 'long tail'
The spread of specialised services across English hospital trusts has remained relatively unchanged over the last four years, despite a consensus that greater consolidation is needed in some areas.
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HSJ Local
Revealed: Plans for 'new towns' on hospital sites
Two large scale developments on hospital sites in south London are being considered, documents obtained by HSJ reveal.
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News
Trusts allowed to 'bank' land sale receipts to encourage development
Trusts that sell surplus land will be allowed to “bank” the receipt, according to a government document released today.
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News
Exclusive: Pension fund prepared to invest £5bn in NHS estates, says Naylor
Sir Robert Naylor, who led the national review of NHS property, has revealed that one pension fund is willing to invest £5bn in NHS estates over 20 years at an interest rate of two per cent.
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News
Government rejects key elements of Naylor estates review
The Department of Health and Social Care has rejected the idea of matching the proceeds of trust land sales with Treasury money, the government announced today.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Trust predicts years of deficits amid £47m deterioration
The chief executive of a severely challenged acute trust has warned staff “difficult choices” lie ahead after its financial forecast for the year was changed from a £10m surplus to a £37m deficit.
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HSJ Local
Biggest NHS trust in line for £125m government loans
Manchester’s new hospital trust is in line for £125m of loans from the Department of Health to implement an electronic patient record and reconfigure its emergency departments.
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HSJ Local
Uncertainty over capital stalls hospital rebuild
The redevelopment of a community hospital has been delayed because NHS Property Services has not agreed its capital budgets for next financial year.
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HSJ Local
Major hospital merger held up in funding talks
A merger that would create one of the biggest trusts in England has been delayed amid ongoing talks with NHS Improvement over funding.
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Comment
Scaling up innovation requires action at multiple levels
A new research report looks at ways to ensure the successful uptake of innovations in healthcare to relieve the NHS’ financial and operational pressures, say Will Warburton and David Albury
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HSJ Local
ACS commissioning group re-enters special measures after seven months
A large clinical commissioning group – which is part of a proposed accountable care system – has been put back in financial special measures, less than a year after coming out of the regime.
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News
Finance and regulation pressures 'put progress since Francis report at risk'
Financial pressures on the NHS and the burden of dealing with demands from regulators risks undermining progress made on patient safety and leadership since the Francis inquiry, researchers have warned.
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Comment
Winter is a lose-lose situation for patients, staff and NHS finances
The shift towards providing more emergency care over winter leads to spiralling costs for trusts, but taking certain measures can prevent the teetering acute sector from collapse, says Adam Wright
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HSJ Local
Trust chief warns county council over unpaid invoices
A foundation trust boss in a struggling health economy has raised the prospect of a “formal dispute” with the county council over more than £2m of late invoice payments.
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News
NHS Improvement abandons consultancy turnaround programme
A financial turnaround project where management consultants are sent to work with NHS trusts has been shelved by NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Teaching trust warns funding shortage will mean patients waiting longer
A major teaching trust has warned it may “not receive enough money” from its commissioner to stop its patients waiting longer than 18 weeks for treatment in 2018-19.
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News
Exclusive: Trusts 'losing significant income' due to winter pressures
NHS trusts have warned regulators they are losing “significant amounts” of elective care income due to winter pressures, and say an adjustment to financial flows between providers and commissioners should be considered.
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News
Fears over 'loss of momentum' for new care models as funding shifts
There is a risk of a “loss of momentum” in new care models ahead of a major shift in their funding in the next financial year, the GP lead for two national vanguards has warned.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: CCGs across region refuse to commission flu antivirals
Clinical leaders across three sustainability and transformation partnerships are defying public health guidelines and refusing to commission flu antivirals, HSJ can reveal.