All Finance articles – Page 221
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NewsSpecialised services face £5bn gap
CCGs will take on responsibility for commissioning at least two of the six specialised service areas whose growth has placed the greatest strain on the specialised services budget
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NewsMonitor chief supports 'significant' investment in mental health
David Bennett has called for a ‘significant reallocation of resources’ towards mental health to put it on an equal footing with physical health
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NewsStevens predicts 'incredibly tough' year for NHS
The chief executive of NHS England has warned that next year will be “incredibly tough” for the NHS, leaving areas which already have “deep problems” with little chance of recovering.
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HSJ PartnersCommissioning special report: What’s good care when it’s at home?
How one CCG is delivering more care in the community
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CommentMoving with the times: a preventative approach to musculoskeletal health
Tackling the musculoskeletal health issue
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NewsExclusive: Multinational arms firm among those interested in £1bn NHS tender
Multinational companies including G4S and arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin are among those that have expressed interest in a £1bn contract to run GP support services outsourced by NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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NewsIntegration will not save money, HSJ commission concludes
Political leaders’ belief that health and social care integration is the “silver bullet” for the NHS’s financial difficulties is a “myth” and “Messiah concept” that has no realistic prospect of success.
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CommentColchester is yet to turn the corner but feelings are mixed
Pressures of austerity collide with transparency
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NewsExclusive: Hinchingbrooke A&E could face axe
The NHS’s only privately run hospital, Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, could lose core services such as its accident and emergency department despite earlier assurances that franchising the hospital would protect it from such a move.
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NewsOmbudsman strengthens procurement checks after NAO probe
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has handed its board the role of reviewing and approving deals over £100,000
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon sets out service cut plans
FINANCE: Surgical procedures for prostate cancer, hernias and cataracts are among a raft of treatments that could be restricted or stopped in one of the country’s most financially challenged health economies.
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NewsExclusive: Delayed transfer rate soars to highest level
The national rate of delayed transfers of care has soared to its highest ever level, threatening the better care fund’s ambition to cut costs by improving the transfer of patients from hospital to other care settings.
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CommentThe three ways to drive transformational change in the NHS
How a new programme will strengthen the NHS
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HSJ LocalElection delays Worcestershire review of acute services
STRUCTURE: Plans to close a financial hole due to open in Worcestershire acute services’ budget next year have been put on hold until after the May election.
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NewsStaffordshire CCG to hand £280m contract to private sector
Two private firms have been shortlisted for a £280m ‘prime provider’ contract in East Staffordshire in a competition that has seen all NHS bidders squeezed out of the race.
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CommentHealthcare will inevitably become more expensive
As the economy grows, so will the costs of running the NHS
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NewsHunt sets out proposals for £10bn savings
The health secretary has pinpointed the areas where the NHS could save £10bn to help close a looming financial gap in the health service
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CommentPolicymakers were too optimistic about the better care fund
Rethink how the integration policy works
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HSJ LocalYeovil signs estate partnership deal to create 'health campus'
PERFORMANCE: A small South West foundation trust has established a “strategic estate partnership” to fund and manage a new “health campus”, featuring a GP practice and nursing home.
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NewsAccident and emergency bailout fund increases to £700m
Hospitals are to receive an extra £300m in government cash in a bid to arrest further decline in A&E performance over the winter