All Finance articles – Page 154
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NewsDon't automatically invest to meet CQC or Royal College standards, warns Mackey
Jim Mackey has said financially stretched trusts should not automatically spend money on new staff or better facilities on the basis of a Care Quality Commission recommendation or in an attempt to meet royal college standards.
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CommentBreathlessness campaign could make all the difference in early treatment
The “Be Clear on Cancer” brand is being extended to raise awareness of other diseases
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HSJ KnowledgeBuilding local links with the third sector is tough but invaluable
It is time to form new relationships with voluntary and community sector organisations
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NewsAudit teams merge to form regional consortium
The merger of three NHS audit teams in the north east into a new specialist provider could become a model for other areas to follow, according to a trust finance director.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Junior doctors reject contract, and Care.data scrapped
Your essential update on the week in health
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CommentGive providers what they want – for the sake of finances
Providers need four things from us if they are to win their financial battle
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NewsExclusive: Regulators reveal conditions on £1.8bn 'sustainability' fund
In a document sent to trust finance directors, trusts are told their quarterly financial targets will be a “binary on/off switch” to secure STF funding. 70 per cent of its STF allocation will depend on hitting financial target, while 30 per cent will depend on performance against the headline ...
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CommentHealth and care sector collaboration can achieve improved efficiency
By partnering with housing services, the NHS can help patients to live healthier and more independent lives
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: CCG ratings – still coming
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: How to tackle unwarranted variation
How to reduce unwarranted variation in the NHS was the focus of HSJ’s latest roundtable
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SupplementsFear of litigation must never be a roadblock to transparency
Legal processes must never get in the way of supporting staff, reducing risks to patients and doing the right thing
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SupplementsLet patient experience take centre stage
Much needs to be done to bring patient experience to the forefront of the agenda
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SupplementsSupplement: Patient safety back to the drawing board
Misunderstanding of what ‘human factors’ means often leads organisations to try to change their people rather than the processes
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NewsStevens: Government must deliver on Brexit funding promises
Simon Stevens says public will want “new political leaders” to deliver on promise to increase NHS funding NHS England chief executive says health service will ”continue to need and benefit” from the service of migrants Mr Stevens will set out NHS “asks” for the government’s Brexit negotiations Simon ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Centralising electives and pricey dermatologists
What is going on in England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsRevealed: Children's services hardest hit by public health cuts
Services aimed at children and young people are bearing the brunt of cuts to public health spending by local authorities, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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LeaderThis seismic shock to British public life will have three major implications for the NHS
The most cataclysmic week in British public life for 70 years has given most predictions the shelf life of the average shadow Cabinet minister
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Provider sector deficit, and a reorganised DH
Your essential update on the week in health
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NewsHost trust quits financially 'fragile' NHS pathology venture
Cambridge University Hospitals pulls out of flagship pathology project it was hosting Trust faces £5m bill to extricate itself from The Pathology Partnership Cambridge says partnership lost £15m last year, costing trust £3.7m Partnership insists it will “evolve” A flagship NHS joint venture has been left reeling after ...
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NewsPersonal maternity budgets worth up to £6,000, MPs told
Personal maternity budgets will be worth up to £6,000 Seven pilot groups are already trying out the new personal health budget Maternity review’s aim is for new midwifery pracices to provide continuity of care Personal budgets for women who wish to take charge of their own maternity care ...