All Finance articles – Page 160
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NewsNHS England faces court battle in drug discrimination claim
NHS England is accused of discriminating against teenager with narcolepsy Hundreds of patients already receive NHS funding for the drug sodium oxybate Department of Health also using public money to fund private prescriptions NHS England will appear at the High Court on Wednesday accused of discriminating against a ...
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HSJ LocalSTP lead’s trust will miss savings targets
FINANCE: The trust whose chief executive is leading the Kent and Medway sustainability and transformation plan has said it cannot make the savings demanded in the first year.
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NewsTeaching trust loses second chief executive in two weeks
Paula Vasco-Knight suspended as acting chief executive at St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust Action follows serious financial allegations made against Ms Vasco-Knight relating to a previous employment Suspension comes less than two weeks after former chief executive Miles Scott announced he was standing down EXCLUSIVE: A major ...
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Revealed: The capital projects deferred in 'undignified scramble'
£270m of deferred spending identified, much of which relates to projects such as building maintenance, IT infrastructure and the purchase of new equipment. Twenty biggest transfers listed. Download full details of the capital-to-revenue transfers identified Sources told HSJ they are seriously concerned that key capital projects could be jeopardised ...
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CommentSomething wicked this way comes: the main barrier to transformation
Radical policy shifts are needed to deal with some hefty obstacles standing in the way of major change
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: If the (agency) cap fits
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Five messages from CCG leaders
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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CommentPrevention is the only cure for the NHS
The population’s inactivity problem is being addressed by some decisive action from NHS England and CCGs
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NewsQuango chiefs' pay falls by a quarter in four years
Senior Salaries Review Body says pay for very senior managers in the NHS has fallen 23 per cent in real terms since 2009-10 No pay rise in five of the last six years according to report Independent body says it cannot make recommendation on pay due to poor Department ...
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CommentAn altogether different Simon Stevens
Simon Stevens has transformed from an enabler to a commander
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HSJ LocalSurrey CCGs braced for deficits over £20m
FINANCE: Two Surrey clinical commissioning groups are set to end the 2015-16 financial year with deficits totalling over £50m.
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NewsNAO: NHS England has no strategy for specialised services
National Audit Office report concludes NHS England lacks strategy for specialised commissioning Attempts by NHS England and Monitor to rein in spending through the tariff may have hit providers’ “financial sustainability” NHS England says it balanced its specialised commissioning budget for the first time in three years NHS ...
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NewsRevealed: How many agency shifts breached 2015-16 pay caps
New data shows 1 February reduction in agency pay caps drove weekly breaches above 45,000 – an increase of 10,000 a week Breaches began to decline again at the start of March NHS Improvement estimates agency caps saved £290m between October and February The number of NHS agency ...
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CommentWhy every NHS director should be very interested in reference costs
Reference costs can be a catalyst to greater NHS efficiency but we must invest in them now, writes James Wilson
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NewsExplainer: The rules on off-payroll payments
Rules on off-payroll payments were introduced in 2012 amid anger over senior public officials minimising tax liabilities by being paid through companies.
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NewsLegal battle could cause out of hours costs to rocket
Explainer: The rules for off-payroll payments Out of hours services costs could face a significant hike as off-payroll payments to GPs come under scrutiny from the government.
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NewsCCGs risk fines and unpaid tax bills for breaking pay rules
CCGs risk unpaid tax bills and fines for breaching rules on off-payroll payments to governing body members CCGs move GPs to payroll before HMRC intervenes, which will increase the pay bill Commissioners cite lack of clarity over guidance Explainer: The rules for off-payroll payments Clinical commissioning groups could ...
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NewsVanguard CCGs cut better care fund pot
Five clinical commissioning groups, including two involved in NHS England’s vanguard programme, have cut their planned better care fund contributions for next year.
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NewsSurvey: CCG leaders' financial confidence dips
Confidence in balancing budgets dips from 6.8 points to 5 points Concern about shifting deficit to CCGs Redesigning out of hospital services and reducing acute activity remain common approaches to savings Clinical commissioning group leaders’ confidence in balancing their budgets has taken a substantial knock, according to ...
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CommentIntegrated care requires CCGs to focus on ‘market building’
Why commissioners must adopt the role of “market-builder” alongside “buyer”