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HSJ LocalNational boss appointed to troubled ICS after ‘serious concerns’ from NHSE
A national director has been drafted in to lead the recovery of a health system over which NHS England has raised “serious concerns”.
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News‘40 new hospitals’ programme is £4bn short, say officials
The government’s flagship programme to build “40 new hospitals” requires another £4bn to complete the schemes by the end of the decade, according to officials.
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HSJ PartnersIdentifying £1.1m in additional income with improved coding accuracy in a south London trust
A programme to improve the quality of coding data has led to more than £1.1m in additional income being identified for a south London trust
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NewsThousands still waiting for pay bonus after year-old pledge
Social enterprises working with the NHS have written to health secretary Victoria Atkins calling for the promised “covid bonus” to be paid to them urgently.
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News£6bn deficit warning sparks ‘horrible’ demands for nationwide cuts
Local NHS organisations are facing intense “pressure” from NHS England’s national and regional teams to cut staffing numbers to improve the service’s financial outlook for 2024-25.
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CommentNHSE's productivity deal threatens to pull local services apart
Whatever has happened since the 2022 Budget offered extra capital funding in exchange for improvements in A&E performance feels like a strange mix of policy development, financial incentive design and performance theatre, writes Siva Anandaciva
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Begging bowl budgeting
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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NewsTrust chiefs criticise ‘divisive’ capital ‘prizes’ for A&E performance
Trust CEOs and other health leaders have criticised NHS England’s move to offer trusts up to £4m capital in a last-ditch effort to meet the four hour emergency care target in March.
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NewsTrusts offered up to £4m to make last-ditch attempt on A&E target
NHS England has confirmed new financial incentives for trusts to deliver strong performance against the four-hour emergency target this month.
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NewsNew NHSE director to lead £1.5bn savings programme
NHS England has appointed a senior director to lead an “ambitious” £1.5bn efficiencies programme.
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NewsTrusts underspend tech funding despite NHSE push
NHS England’s flagship tech budget to digitise hospitals will be underspent this year, prompting fresh concern about crucial transformation funding not reaching the frontline.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Coming up with the wrong answer
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsPatients exposed to excess radiation by out-of-date radiology device
Patients are being exposed to radiation doses at the “upper limit of safe” because a hospital is relying on a radiology machine three years after its “end of life” with a substandard second-hand part.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: How to be a top NHS employer
HSJ Health Check covers the new NHS staff survey results, with trust CEO Matthew Winn, survey expert Chris Graham and HSJ’s Nick Kituno.
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NewsAtkins hints at ‘new incentives’ for trusts to hit productivity targets
The health secretary says there will be “new incentives” to reward NHS trusts to hit efficiency targets and suggests this could involve some form of reinvestment of surpluses generated from productivity schemes.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Doing more to fix general practice
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsNHS agrees to up productivity in return for tech investment
The NHS has signed up to substantial productivity improvements in exchange for £3.4bn to upgrade “antiquated” tech over the course of the next parliament, the Chancellor has said.
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CommentGovernment focus on ‘woke’ and ‘waste’ is undermining the NHS’s reputation
Strategic and effective communications is at the heart of high-performing organisations in the NHS. Challenges in diversity, budgets, and tech demand effective action for improved public engagement, say three NHS comms leaders.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Accountability
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsTrust gathers evidence for dispute with energy giant
A trust’s subsidiary company has been gathering evidence to take legal action against an energy giant, board papers reveal.