All Finance articles – Page 147
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NewsRevealed: Less than a third of trusts hitting revised A&E targets
Less than a third of providers have hit “reset” targets for A&E for July NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey says primary care access and school holidays were factors Less than a third of trusts have achieved the new, lower accident and emergency targets for July, which they ...
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NewsCCG and advisers accuse each other over £750m contract collapse
Review lays bare chaotic process which led to £750m contract collapse Cambridgeshire CCG and its advisers blame each other for failure on key issues Concerns raised about process and budget set by CCG to deliver deal NHS England says it will scrutinise big contracts more closely in future ...
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Extra mental health cash 'must not be used to bail out other services'
New funding for transforming mental health services must not be used to balance the books in other services or plug deficits and savings need to be reinvested back into the sector, NHS England has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeMemory test showed value of keeping it local
The results of a pilot memory assessment service showed the value of delivering dementia services within primary care
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CommentPeople are at the heart of transformation
Integrated data from the population’s use of services and workforce can help systems monitor response to the needs of the people and enhance improvement
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegrated services: Why data sharing should happen here and now
A collaboration of health and social care organisations that aimed to defeat ‘silo’ mentality by pooling data to target services most effectively
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NewsPlanning guidance: 'System control totals' to be issued for STPs
All providers and clinical commissioning groups will be accountable for “overall system control total” Transformation funding and incentive payments will be tied to delivery of system financial target Targets aim to “reduce the incentives for individual organisations to optimise their own financial position at the expense of the wider ...
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NewsPlanning guidance: GP services must expand into weekends under NHS England plans
GP opening hours should increase during evenings and weekends as standard CCGs to be given £258m to pay for increased access CCGs must also increase amount of GP consultation time Commissioners also told to allocate £3 per head for practice transformation Standard GP opening hours should be ...
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NewsPlanning guidance: Stevens and Mackey will intervene over contract disputes
Providers and commissioners that cannot resolve contract disputes by the end of the year face “intervention” by the NHS England and NHS Improvement chief executives and may see funding withheld.
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NewsAnalysis: NHS told to stick together or hang separately
Two themes characterise today’s pithy new planning guidance, writes Dave West.
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CommentFor integration to work, local authorities must be equal partners in STPs
Sustainability and transformation plans can help create a coherent system out of the existing muddle of local government and NHS structures
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HSJ LocalGloucestershire finance director got six months' pay on resignation
Helen Simpson received at least £72,500 as six months’ pay in lieu of notice Finance director resigned from Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust after £13.4m downward revision in trust’s finances Chief executive pledges to make referral to professional bodies if review finds wrongdoing at trust A finance director at ...
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NewsNHS needs 3.5 per cent annual funding increase, economists predict
OBR projections suggest UK health services would require a greater proportion of GDP spent on public healthcare Projections assume policy remains unchanged but take account of rising costs and population changes Projection would require an additional £40bn by 2030 to be found through extra taxation or shifting spending from ...
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CommentBringing together innovation and clinical governance
Easing pressure on hospital and GP services is central to the work of the New Care Models Programme, with the prevention of ill-health top of the list
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CommentAnalysis: Wachter response must not ignore the digitally challenged
The Wachter review has rightly been praised for its bold statements on timetables and funding – and its pragmatism - but a robust plan is still needed for digitally-challenged and non-acute trusts, writes James Illman
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CommentNow is the (earlier than usual) winter of our discontent
As talk hots up of old-school NHS disasters, thankfully Hodge’s memoirs and Labour’s woes provide distractions
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Setting the scene for the drama in store
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: Making the most of technology
Doing technology well involves negotiating multiple hurdles, from sceptical boards to lack of national direction, heard HSJ’s latest roundtable panel
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NewsNHS managers face crackdown on conflicts of interest
NHS England consultation document suggests number of areas where declarations of interest should be made Senior managers face declaring shareholdings, paid positions, family relationships and political memberships Doctors could have to declare private practice earnings but other staff are not included NHS executives earning money from consultancy, advisory ...
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Disciplinary hearings for acute chiefs; HSJ Awards shortlist
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