Finance and efficiency – Page 5
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NewsTrust in legal dispute over multimillion pound procurement deal
An arrangement between a children’s hospital and a procurement service provider has been challenged in the High Court by a rival provider which claims the trust broke regulations when entering the deal.
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CommentA blueprint for NHS efficiency
David Selwyn explains how NHS leaders must optimise the surgical pathway to reduce last-minute cancellations, improving patient outcomes and saving in the process
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NewsRevealed: Government has failed to ‘level up’ innovation funding
The share of government-controlled health research funding going to the north of England has been static over the last decade, with London and the South East maintaining its dominant position.
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NewsFirm rejects NHS olive branch and continues legal action over £4.4bn contract
A logistics firm is pressing on with its legal action against NHS Supply Chain after rejecting the offer to be readmitted into the procurement for a £4.4bn contract.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Board nods through key decision with misleading data
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: How NHSE may seek to incentivise more community care
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsPritchard: NHS risks becoming ‘expensive safety net’ if politicians dodge ‘key choices’
The NHS is in danger of becoming an “expensive safety net” if government and society do not “grasp the nettle” over increased funding and tougher prevention, NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard has claimed.
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NewsNew hospitals’ design ‘unlikely’ to deliver patient benefits, says £1bn project
Government plans to standardise designs of new hospitals will be “unlikely” to deliver any benefits to patients at one of its biggest projects, according to the teaching trust overseeing the scheme.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The public care, but what about politicians?
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
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NewsNational NHS body sued by provider over £4.4bn deal
NHS Supply Chain’s logistics provider is suing the agency, which it claims broke procurement rules during a competitive process for a £4.4bn contract, court papers have revealed.
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NewsRegional ‘medical rate card’ plan revealed
NHS organisations across the South West are planning a “regional medical rate card” in a bid to reduce pay for additional work.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: ICB small print reveals raft of new treatment restrictions
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsRise in ICSs missing financial plans despite NHSE claim more would deliver
The number of health systems that failed to meet their main financial commitment increased substantially last year, despite NHS England’s chief finance officer previously saying many more areas would “definitely” deliver on their plans.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Can shared waiting lists and staff supercharge recovery?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsNHSE imposes new financial regime in bid to make plans acceptable
NHS England has issued new incentives for health systems to agree to a surplus financial plan this year, alongside penalties for those that set deficit plans.
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CommentGoing green without the preaching
Empowering NHS staff with the Green Team Competition’s SusQI approach boosts morale, aligns sustainability with clinical priorities, and achieves significant financial, environmental, and patient care improvements, writes Rachel McLean
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NewsNHSE finance chief reveals services exempt from national staffing squeeze
Clinical teams in mental health and maternity services should be exempt from the national squeeze on workforce costs this year, NHS England’s chief financial officer has revealed.
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NewsNHSE calls in consultants to turn around ‘critical’ finance system
NHS England has called in management consultants to turn around the delivery of “business critical” new software after a review found project plans and timelines were “insufficient”.
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CommentTrusts and suppliers are heading for a showdown
A brief insight into the challenges and opportunities in NHS supplier negotiations, and the need to align inflation expectations with funding realities and collaborative opportunities. Writes Jason Dorsett.
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HSJ LocalNew hospital set to open with £40m running cost gap
A new hospital which has taken over a decade to deliver will open without all the funding needed to run it, the trust’s chief executive has warned.