All Finance articles – Page 161
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CommentComplainants’ voices are as muted as ever
Little has changed for people with grievances against the NHS
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Send in the arbitrators
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsChief of scandal hit teaching hospital steps down
Miles Scott steps down from role of chief executive at St George’s University Hospitals Move follows high profile financial collapse at the trust and arrival of new interim chair He will be replaced by acting chief executive Paula Vasco-Knight Chair tells staff the trust’s problems will not be solved ...
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CommentLet's do what we can to help the NHS innovators grow
The NHS Innovation Accelerator is already taking steps to help the spread of exciting new technologies
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NewsMapped: The financial health of every STP area
Some of the 44 new health systems for England could be in such deep financial trouble that they will struggle to plan their way out of deficit, according to policy experts.
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NewsNHS Improvement investigates Birmingham Women's finances
FINANCE: NHS Improvement has launched an investigation into a specialist trust in Birmingham after its finances deteriorated during 2015-16.
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CommentThe need for a 45th STP – a national one
Separating the noise of contract negotiations from the signal around STPs
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LeaderThe 'GP Forward View' avoids some awkward realities of reform
Today’s national strategy for general practice had to fulfil two separate purposes. In doing so, it has omitted some uncomfortable but important realities, writes Dave West
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NewsExclusive: 'Strong push' still needed in NHS contract negotiations
NHS Improvement finance chief calls for “really strong push” in contract negotiations over next few days Bob Alexander says progress has been made since national bodies issued new deadlines for contract offers earlier this month Still not “sufficient contracts formally agreed” Contracts unsigned after 25 April enter arbitration process ...
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NewsCQC's budget cut further
CQC budget for 2016-17 £9m lower than the £245m expected a few months ago Budget declines from £249m last year to £236m CQC board member says delivering revised budget will be “challenging” The Care Quality Commission’s budget has been reduced by an additional £9m compared to what it ...
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CommentSugar is a more bitter pill to swallow than the Brexit debate
Every step forward taken by food manufacturers in the so-called war on obesity is countered by half a step backwards
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News‘Financial recovery plan’ for specialised services in South
NHS England has implemented a “financial recovery plan” for specialised services in the South of England, one of its directors has confirmed.
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegration: Making it happen in Glasgow
Person-centred integrated care and support is regularly cited as the solution to ensuring people live well and as independently as possible.
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CommentWhy centralisation might not be the best option for maternity services
Centralisation is an effective move in the case of elective surgery – but is it such a good idea when it comes to maternity and emergency services? David Walker and Anne Garden ask
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NewsNHS England reveals how it will prioritise new specialised treatments
NHS England outlines detailed methodology for choosing which specialised treatments to fund Methodology has been in development for 18 months after previous approach dropped because of fear of legal challenge National body accused of giving itself “wiggle room” to help it get grip of specialised commissioning costs NHS ...
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HSJ LocalLitigation authority payments drag down trust's deficit
FINANCE: A trust which is being investigated by NHS Improvement after its deficit soared says part of it was due to an extra payment to the NHS Litigation Authority.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Spare a thought for the commissioners
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: So much for the whole system
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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CommentNew legislation must take financial pressures into account
Sarah Brooke emphasises that legislation to guide the NHS has so far not served its purpose to provide autonomy to health bodies
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NewsRevealed: Where the £200m national transformation fund was spent
NHS England has for the first time released comprehensive details of how its £200m transformation fund for 2015-16 was allocated to vanguards, and spent by national teams.