All Finance articles – Page 256
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NewsCare cutbacks put vulnerable at risk, experts warn
An in-depth study of social care provision has highlighted a “clear possibility” that local government funding cuts mean vulnerable people are not receiving the help they need and are being put at “increased risk” as a result.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to manage excess treatment costs
Looking at a new funding model for excess treatment costs
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NewsUPDATED: Treasury to divert £250m a year to high risk A&Es
The Department of Health is planning to spend £500m propping up urgent care services in the most pressured health economies between now and the next general election.
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CommentMichael White: Poulter the procurement the champion
Dr Dan wants NHS England to raise its game
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NewsHealth providers face break-up call
Major private healthcare providers are facing calls to be broken up as they await the findings of a Competition Commission investigation into the £5bn sector.
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NewsUPDATED: NHS 'procurement champion' to be appointed
A “procurement champion with private sector expertise” is to be appointed to lead the NHS’s push to get a better deal on its supplies.
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NewsTrust teams up with Capita and Circle in £1bn contract bid
Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust has teamed up with outsourcer Capita and private health provider Circle to jointly bid for a £1bn older people’s care contract, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeFace up to the cost of post-cancer treatment
Prepare the NHS for a rising number of patients needing care
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LeaderSustainable pensions are undermined by Treasury plans
The Treasury’s plans for NHS pensions would, in effect, cut the service’s budget. The government should explain why it is prepared to risk the place of NHS pensions “at the heart of the reward package for staff”
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NewsUPDATED: Deal reached on consultant contract talks
An agreement has been reached between NHS Employers and the British Medical Association on terms to renegotiate the consultant contract.
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CommentMoney doesn't equal power to patients
Provider compensation for missing waiting targets will not ‘empower’ patients
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NewsExclusive: Treasury raid on pensions could drain billions from NHS
Treasury plans to recalculate the value of public sector pensions and introduce a single tier pension could leave the health service facing an annual bill of £2.5bn, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPush for payment by results reform gathers pace
NHS England wants to investigate the scope for scrapping payment by results for some services as early as 2015-16, its director of strategic finance has told HSJ.
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NewsNHS Direct confirms 111 withdrawal
NHS Direct has confirmed it is seeking to pull out of all 11 of its contracts to provide NHS 111 as they have proved “financially unsustainable”.
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NewsNHS could learn from PC World: Keogh
The NHS should act more like high street retailers in supplying state-of-the-art products to customers for less money, according to the country’s top doctor.
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CommentFour nations means one huge wasted opportunity
What happens with four countries in a ‘national’ health service?
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NewsDrug firms accused over NHS charges
Drug companies could face investigation following allegations that they are inflating the cost of drugs sold to the NHS.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth Hospitals calls in consultants amid financial woe
FINANCE: KPMG has been drafted in by managers at Plymouth Hospitals Trust to help draw up a three-year plan to tackle a multi-million pound deficit.
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Property transfer could expose NHS to hefty tax bill
The Department of Health’s decision to transfer a £3.6bn portfolio of NHS properties to a private company may have exposed the health service to a hefty VAT bill, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Central Manchester FT records £7.3m surplus
FINANCE: Central Manchester University Hospitals recorded a surplus before exceptional items of £7.3m for 2012-13, according to its May finance report.