All Finance articles – Page 127
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CommentThe secret to effective joint working between clinicians and managers
A highly successful cross NHS programme has shown how clinicians and managers can harmoniously work together, share Professor Marion Bain and others
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NewsAnalysis: 2018-19 is turning point for vanguard savings
Next year is expected to be a tipping point, when new care model vanguards will be saving money than is being spent on them, analysis of their forecasts suggests.
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HSJ LocalThree trusts merge departments in efficiency drive
Procurements chiefs are hoping collaboration between three acute trusts will lead to millions of pounds of savings, after winning permission to set up a “cluster”.
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CommentReducing rising claims payments will not be achieved by improving patient safety
We need urgent legal reform to reduce the overall cost of litigation on the NHS which currently sits at a staggering £65 billion, writes Mike Devlin
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HSJ LocalFT chair steps down amid charity payment allegations
A foundation trust chair has resigned with immediate effect following allegations his charity was paying him large amounts of money.
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NewsNHS England plans national 'core software' deal to patch cyber holes
NHS England will seek substantial new capital funding for cybersecurity in the wake on the WannaCry ransonware attack, Matthew Swindells has revealed.
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Exclusive: All trusts will buy new IT via NHS 'exemplars'
NHS England has revealed funding for the next wave of global digital exemplars, which will compete to deploy new IT systems to the rest of the NHS.
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HSJ LocalCCG tenders scaled back contract for 'multispecialty community provider'
Commissioners in Yorkshire are advertising an £80m “multispecialty community provider” contract – much scaled back from their initial proposal of a £1.3bn deal.
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NewsExclusive: Just three NHS finance staff reported to professional body in six years
Just three NHS CIPFA members taken to disciplinary comittee over breach of professional codes over six years Sanctions range from expulsion to “reprimand” News comes after accounting scandal at foundation trust saw late payment of suppliers Only three NHS finance staff have been referred to their professional body ...
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NewsTrust chiefs staying a little longer in post - but 'need more support'
Chief executives of NHS providers are staying in the post for longer than they were three years ago, analysis by HSJ indicates.
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NewsNHSI procurement savings scheme falls behind original plan
A high-profile programme to save millions of pounds on procurement by buying commonplace products centrally has fallen behind its original schedule.
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NewsGovernment could take back control of NHS Professionals after sale
The government will require the new owners of the NHS’s in house agency staff supplier to continue providing staff at low margins or risk ministers taking back control.
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NHS senior doctors paid £300m in excellence awards
NHS consultants received more than £300m in national clinical excellence award payments over the last two financial years
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News'Undeliverable' DTOC reduction targets revealed
More than a third of councils have been told to reduce delayed transfers of care from hospital attributable to social care by 50 per cent or more by September, raising the possibility they could lose better care fund money if they fail.
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NewsExclusive: New top doctors' leader warns over 'softening' of waiting targets
One of the UK’s top medical leaders has warned over the ‘softening’ of waiting list targets, in the first interview in her new post.
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HSJ LocalCCG leaders step down amid NHS England investigation
Two senior clinical commissioning group leaders have stepped down, and the CCG is being investigated by NHS England, it has emerged.
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CommentThe NHS is failing to keep up with the science
The NHS will be unable to provide new and advanced treatments unless policy makers take steps to mend its long term financial position, warns Harry Quilter-Pinner
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NewsHR directors warn new union rules are 'complete distraction'
Trusts are wasting valuable time dealing with new legislation governing staff’s trade union subscriptions, HR directors have told HSJ.
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NewsMapped: STP ratings, finances and system performance
Exploring STPs’ ratings, leadership, finances, emergency care performance and delayed transfers.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: From cash flow holes to workforce woes
This is HSJ’s new fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome, so please feel free to email me in confidence.