All Finance articles – Page 230
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NewsExclusive: Clinical egos driving specialised commissioning costs
Doctors’ desire for “kudos” is leading to new treatments being introduced without good evidence of their effectiveness or adequate challenge from NHS England.
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NewsStevens putting 'rigour' into care fund approval process, minister says
Simon Stevens is ‘insisting on real rigour in the process’ of approving better care fund plans, care services minister Norman Lamb has said.
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NewsLord Carter outlines early priorities for procurement
The new NHS procurement champion has urged trusts to be open minded about the benefits of a more centralised purchasing system
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LeaderIntegration pioneers dare to dream big
We should welcome the ambition of bold CCGs and councils
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Exclusive: Consultants could give up weekend working 'veto'
Hospital consultants could give up their veto on delivering non-urgent care at weekends if employers agree to safeguards
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NewsExclusive: Lord Carter appointed NHS 'procurement champion'
The Department of Health has appointed Labour peer Lord Carter as the NHS’s “procurement champion” to help the service save up to £2bn on its budget, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalSheffield aims for single health and care budget
FINANCE: Sheffield’s clinical commissioning group and city council have unveiled plans to pool £237m more than required by national rules in 2015-16, with the “ultimate aim” of establishing a single budget for health and social care.
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NewsSingle online tool launched to aid mental health data models
Efforts to develop more sophisticated approaches to commissioning, funding and comparing mental health services could be helped by a new online database.
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NewsNHS England strategy director joins GP and urgent care provider
The recently departed strategy director of NHS England has been appointed as a partner at a large GP and urgent care provider.
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NewsExclusive: New health committee chair Sarah Wollaston's first interview
The new chair of the Commons health committee has named whistleblowing, patient safety and the safeguarding of patient records as key areas of attention for the committee under her stewardship, she told HSJ.
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SupplementsEstates management: Get your foot in the door
CCGs must shed any reluctance to get involved
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SupplementsEstates management case studies: Voyage into space
Vacant space can be reused or opened up to the wider community
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HSJ KnowledgeOpen book accounting can lead to a more honest NHS
Forging more honest debate about costs
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SupplementsEstates management case studies: ‘It’s not all about shiny new buildings’
How the NHS is learning to get the most out of what it has
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NewsWinter pressures continue into spring
Hospital trusts across England reported higher than planned deficits in the first month of the financial year, linked to winter pressures dragging on into the spring, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsTrusts exodus from Capita HR contract
Trusts across Liverpool are pulling out of a “landmark” £27m deal to buy their payroll and recruitment services from outsourcing giant Capita, fewer than three years into the seven-year contract.
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NewsCall for human factors support for patient safety
A group of leading patient safety experts are seeking central funding to support the spread of human factors science.
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Revealed: CSU sector income is £50m above expectations
Commissioning support units made a collective surplus of nearly 6 per cent, HSJ can reveal after obtaining financial performance data for the entire sector for the first time.
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HSJ LocalBidder for £800m integrated care contract pulls out at final stage
COMMERCIAL: One of the bidders in the running for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group’s £800m integrated older people’s services contract has dropped out at the final stage.
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NewsOptum and Capita bid for lead provider framework
The private firms Optum and Capita have placed bids to join NHS England’s lead provider framework for commissioning support services, HSJ understands.