Finance and efficiency – Page 105
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Expert BriefingDoes the DH have a trick up its sleeve?
HSJ’s new weekly email briefing on NHS finances
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NewsNHS England finds £156m to help boost DH bottom line
NHS England sets aside £156m of reserves and underspends to help boost DH bottom line This has driven an increase in its forecast underspend to £295m Prime minister’s access fund and primary care transformation fund are among programmes expected to underspend Move part of concerted national effort to prevent ...
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CommentThose in early 60s defer treatment until retirement
People in their early 60s defer seeking treatment until they have retired, a big data investigation into hospital visits reveals. By Christelle Gendrin and Chris Morris
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HSJ KnowledgeHow India can help the NHS to see further
There is no reason why the NHS cannot plug some of its funding gaps using lessons from India
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CommentHow creating high value can lead to low cost
It’s wrong to think we must choose between good enough quality at lower cost and ever-higher quality outcomes
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CommentNiti Pall: Reducing costs by innovating
Innovating with people, process and technology is the way to reduce costs in the NHS
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HSJ KnowledgeCCG Barometer: confidence higher on STPs than on planning
Sustainability and Transformation Plans and the achievement of financial balance feature prominently this quarter
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CommentThrowing the kitchen sink at the NHS deficit: will it work?
The unprecedented steps to address the NHS deficit might still not be enough
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NewsNaylor appointed as government estates tsar
UCLH chief executive will also focus on NHS land and buildings in London Comes after Lord Carter predicted that £1bn could be saved by 2019-20 through more efficient use of estates in the acute sector Lord Prior has suggested the work will help the government meet its “housing ambitions” ...
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NewsExclusive: Private sector gets boost from mental health commissioning freeze
NHS England’s moratorium on commissioning new specialised services capacity helped drive demand and increase revenue, says new research LaingBuisson report says moving away from block contracts could open up the mental health sector to more outsourcing It expects NHS disinvestment to continue in line with reduced spending and cost ...
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NewsNHS property company to outsource 50 contracts and ‘fix PCT legacy’
NHS Property Services to award 50 new outsource contracts to replace 2,300 let by primary care trusts Deals could be worth up to £160m Board member acknowledges risks of workforce and market disruption The NHS’s property company is preparing to award 50 contracts worth £160m for managing and ...
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HSJ KnowledgeUnwarranted variation? NHS Right Care Programme helps
Matthew Cripps and John Newton explain how the NHS Right Care model is designed to help drive service improvement and avoid unwarranted variation
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HSJ LocalExclusive: £50m deficit trust 'does not know how much it spent with private sector'
Foundation trust unable to how much it spent sending patients to private sector St George’s slid into deficit soon after acquiring FT status and forecasts £50m overspend in 2015-16 Auditors’ report criticises “lack of oversight on a trust-wide basis” FINANCE: A teaching hospital forecasting a £50m deficit this ...
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NewsHSJ launches Value in Healthcare Congress and Awards
The NHS is currently addressing a £30bn hole in its finances. The Five Year Forward View, published in 2014, made clear that the NHS requires £8bn of additional funding during this parliament to meet demand and transform service delivery through new care models.
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LeaderHSJ's new event will help deliver change in the NHS
The Value in Healthcare Congress has been launched by HSJ this week to help meet the real world challenges faced by NHS leaders.
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NewsTreasury gives £1.2bn boost to DH revenue budget
DH confirms it will get an extra £205m from the Treasury, and transfer £950m from its capital budget to revenue spending Revised departmental funding estimates will be laid before Parliament today, before being debated and voted on in the coming weeks Bailout comes amid warnings that the DH could ...
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HSJ LocalSussex trust’s deficit forecast sinks
FINANCE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has increased its predicted deficit by a third after losses soared in the first nine months of the financial year.
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NewsRevealed: The costs of closing NHS Direct
Dissolution of NHS Direct cost £89m, documents reveal Regulators say “lessons learned” for transactions planning The dissolution of NHS Direct over two years cost £89m, documents reveal.
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CommentClaims costs: Not the doctor's fault
The inconvenient truth is that clinical negligence claims costs have soared – but is it justified to blame the doctors, Christine Tomkins questions
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NewsCarter savings ‘won’t be enough’, experts warn
The Carter report has illustrated how difficult it will be to extract further savings from the hospital sector, think tanks have warned.