All Finance articles – Page 122
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NewsNo funding cuts this year for missing DTOC targets
Councils that failed to meet nationally imposed targets for reducing delayed transfers of care by September will not face any financial sanctions in 2017-18, but could see an impact on their funding next year, NHS England has confirmed.
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CommentWhy DToCs need to be removed from the NHS lexicon
We need to stop talking about DToCs, and focus instead on how we help every patient get to the right setting of care for their needs. By Jo Andrews
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CommentQuality improvement is not for the faint hearted
Embedding quality improvement into the fabric of the NHS organisations requires a fundamental shift in leadership, say Joni Jabbal and Siva Anandaciva
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NewsEfficiency rating could make it 'easier' for trusts to be inadequate
NHS trusts’ financial efficiency will be included in their overall ratings, despite the fact it could then be “slightly easier” for providers to be rated inadequate as a result.
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CommentStevens' mission on NHS funding will go on beyond the budget
Simon Stevens’ funding call ahead of the budget has grabbed headlines, but why was it necessary and how will it go down in Whitehall?
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NewsStevens: Waiting list will hit 5 million by 2021 without extra money
The elective waiting list will balloon to 5 million patients by 2021 and ambitions to improve mental health and cancer care will be jeopardised unless the NHS gets a major funding boost in line with pre-2010 increases, Simon Stevens has warned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The devo gloss comes off
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Good news and bad news
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy
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NewsHSJ Live 08.11.17: Simon Stevens and Jeremy Hunt speeches - catch up
Simon Stevens made a significant intervention ahead of the budget
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NewsStevens invokes Brexit battle bus in pre-budget funding call
Simon Stevens will today step up his calls for the government to increase NHS spending in coming years, suggesting voters will feel betrayed if promises made in the Brexit campaign are not delivered.
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NewsMackey issues budget warning to ministers
NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey has warned ministers that if the NHS does not get more money in the budget there will be the need of a public debate about “what is actually possible to deliver” within the current funding envelope.
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Comment'Carebnb' could be the type of radical idea the NHS needs
Alex Fox on the viability of care rooms and the need to look at other patient-centric models that already exist in the NHS
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NewsHopson: NHS leaders' careers at risk over 'impossible targets'
NHS leaders are being held to “unjust and unfair” standards by the centre, with careers put at risk over “impossible” performance targets, NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson has said.
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NewsRevealed: FT redundancy pay outs fall by more than a quarter
The amount spent on redundancy payments by foundation trusts has fallen significantly over the past three financial years, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsPodcast: 'Government will not be forgiven if Brexit damages NHS'
The public will not forgive the government if leaving the EU damages the NHS, Sir Vince Cable has said.
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NewsNHS needs at least extra £4bn for digital upgrade, says tech chief
The NHS needs “at least” another £4.2bn to fully replace or upgrade its IT systems, NHS England’s chief information officer has warned.
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NewsNHS Improvement knocks back multimillion pound reconfiguration
NHS Improvement’s board has halted a £500m reconfiguration programme in north west London after concerns about activity projections.
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NewsUpdated: Trust worst hit by cyberattack calls for funding clarity
Trusts need more clarity about future cybersecurity funding after the WannaCry attack, Barts Health Trust’s top digital doctor has said.
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NewsRevealed: 'NHS Airbnb' could have launched as early as December
Plans to pilot a controversial care model with private households renting spare rooms to NHS patients post discharge could have gone live from as early as December and are not dead in the water, HSJ understands.
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HSJ KnowledgeGoing digital to manage clinical letters
A trust’s use of digital dictation and outsourcing typing to generate letters not just led to reducing delays and costs but wider administrative changes. By Alison Moore