Finance and efficiency – Page 38
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NewsRegulator: Circle merger would reduce competition in two areas
The competition regulator has said it will allow the merger of two private hospital groups if its concerns about reduced competition in two regions are resolved.
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NewsTrusts running out of body bags amid covid-19 crisis
Several trusts are experiencing serious shortages of body bags as the death toll from covid-19 grows, procurement leads have told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Non-acute services to receive 30 million PPE products
Adult social care services are to receive millions of personal protective equipment products following a national audit of PPE, HSJ can reveal.
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Government 'writes off' £13bn debts and pledges to review annual charges
The government has announced a “write-off” of £13.4bn of historic debt across the NHS, in what amounts to an expansion of a policy which has been planned for months.
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NewsExclusive: Government seeks urgent PPE audit amid widespread shortages
The government has ordered an urgent national audit of personal protective equipment, body bags, swabs and infection control products, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Retail logistics firm put in charge of crisis-hit PPE deliveries
The firm Clipper Logistics will manage a new supply channel to deliver personal protective equipment to NHS trusts and community healthcare partners, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingBe prepared for the financial ‘reckoning’
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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News‘I’m losing the will to live, god help us all’: despair of NHS procurement chief
Gowns for front-line staff were not included in the national pandemic stockpile of personal protective equipment, procurement chiefs have been told.
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NewsWorkforce chief ‘shocked’ by reports of agencies hiking rates
NHS workforce chiefs have expressed concern over reports of recruitment agencies increasing their rates for staff since the coronavirus outbreak, in what appears to be profiteering.
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News‘Immense concern’ over PPE continues despite assurances
NHS procurement chiefs have again called for urgent action to address continuing problems around the supply of personal protective equipment despite assurances from system leaders the issues were being resolved.
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Expert Briefing'System failure' on personal protective equipment
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, this week focussing on supplies of vital equipment.
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NewsNHS appeals to DIY shops for protective equipment
A healthcare supply trade body has asked DIY shops to donate personal protective equipment to NHS trusts amid intense supply chain pressures.
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NewsNHS England takes over CCG powers
NHS England is taking on extensive powers — normally held by clinical commissioning groups — to buy services from the private sector and to support the coronavirus effort as [it] “deems appropriate”.
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NewsNational body says it’s eased controls on all PPE equipment
A national procurement body says it has eased restrictions on the supply of all personal protective equipment after a wave of criticism from trusts.
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NewsTrusts criticise ‘completely chaotic’ covid-19 supply response
Several trust procurement leads have expressed frustration with the government’s response to covid-19, with HSJ being told of shortages of crucial personal protective equipment, unpredictable deliveries and a lack of clarity from the centre
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NewsTrusts must return delivery cages ‘immediately’ as covid-19 strains supply chains
Trust staff must stop using delivery cages to move laundry “immediately,” as it puts strain on delivery operations and risks cross-contamination, a national procurement body has warned.
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NewsNICE finds new chief to replace retiring founder
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s deputy chief executive will replace founding CEO Sir Andrew Dillon, after he steps down this month.
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Payment by results suspended
The financial targets for NHS trusts as well as the established payment system under which money flows through the system have been suspended by national leaders, while the biggest health policy decisions have been put on hold.
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NewsTrust rankings put on hold over ‘unprecedented’ covid-19
Acute trusts have been told not to submit efficiency data to NHS England/Improvement until at least May amid increasing supply pressures.
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NewsGPs take quango to court over ‘arbitrary charges’ claims
Five GP surgeries in a legal dispute with NHS Property Services are accusing it of imposing “arbitrary charges”, claiming they are being overcharged by tens of thousands of pounds in rent.