Finance and efficiency – Page 57
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NewsCommissioners give struggling ambulance service £10m extra
Commissioners are to pump an extra £10m into ambulance services in the south east this financial year so national standards for responding to emergency calls can be met from the middle of 2019.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Mind the gaps
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsCouncil chief says social care may be better off under NHS
Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has questioned whether social care should be taken over by the NHS, stating it was unlikely to “win” financially while it remained part of local government.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Planning permission
Andy Cowper says the NHS has seen a lot of making of plans over the years and requires the permission of the system being changed to properly implement them
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CommentThe long term plan must break the cycle of winter crises
The coming winter is likely to be even more difficult than the last due to system wide demand/capacity gap, but the NHS long term plan offers a ray of hope to enable service transformation, says Claire Helm
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The legislative genie is out of the bottle
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. This week by HSJ commissioning correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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NewsNHS warned of 'crippling' PFI charges over the next decade
The NHS has been warned of “crippling” finance charges from its PFI contracts over the next decade, when aggregate repayments on the deals will reach their peak.
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NewsTrust exits financial special measures as deficit reduces
A trust has been taken out of financial special measures after over two years – because it has reduced its underlying deficit by £15m and is making progress on efficiency and productivity savings.
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NewsNHSI to require business cases for subsidiary companies
NHS providers must submit a business case to show setting up a wholly owned subsidiary company yields value beyond VAT savings, under new proposals from NHS Improvement.
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HSJ InteractiveBeyond traditional outsourcing
Abi Tierney discusses how support service providers are stepping up to the challenge of care co-ordination
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NHS England backtracks by confirming CQUIN shake up
National leaders have confirmed they will “significantly reduce” the value of CQUIN incentive schemes, despite NHS England previously denying that major changes were planned.
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NewsSTPs to create new five year plans
Health economies have been told to create five-year plans by autumn 2019, to set out how they will improve services and achieve financial sustainability.
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HSJ LocalElite FT seeks support for near £100m deficit
A Shelford Group trust is seeking further financial support from the Department of Health and Social Care after forecasting a deficit of almost £100m.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: No time to waste
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsNew NHS efficiency challenge is half that of 5YFV
The government’s funding settlement will leave the NHS with an efficiency challenge of around £11bn – which is half the amount that was required in the Five Year Forward View period, according to a new analysis.
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Tariff set for sweeping change from next year
Regulators have proposed sweeping changes to NHS payment tariff rules, beginning next year, which could see significant swings in income for trusts.
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NewsStevens calls for legislation to 'accelerate' long term plan
Simon Stevens has called for “pragmatic” legislative changes to help the NHS deliver its new long term plan over the next decade in a speech to health service managers today.
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NewsHopson: Long term NHS plan must not be 'written behind the bike sheds'
The NHS long term plan must not be “written behind the bike sheds” by national chiefs if the NHS is to take ownership and deliver its targets, the body representing trusts has warned.
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NewsExclusive: A quarter of a million staff opt out of NHS pension
A quarter of a million NHS workers opted out of the pension scheme over the past three years, with experts blaming a “punitive” government tax regime and the current cost of living, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentNHS long term plan should herald new approach to deliver further efficiency
The NHS long term plan should be based on partnership working between national leaders, trusts and local systems, writes David Williams