All Finance articles – Page 29
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NewsSystem hires extra senior managers in bid to save £43m
A new procurement collaboration is hiring multiple new senior managers as part of a system-wide operating model aiming to save £43m over five years.
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NewsWatchdog says its lack of funding is compromising safety
The patient safety commissioner has complained to MPs that she does not have enough staff to cope with her ‘significant workload’, it has emerged.
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NewsTwo national procurement contracts awarded
The national procurement agency has awarded contracts to manage its non-clinical categories for up to six years to two incumbent external service providers, following an 11-month procurement process.
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CommentSeven ways to improve NHS care while also saving money
The National Institute for Health and Care Research recently revealed seven ways the NHS can both improve care and save money. Dr Jemma Kwint, NIHR Senior Research Fellow and lead author of the report, explains.
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NewsNew clinical waste strategy launched to guard against repeat of 2018 crisis
Trusts will significantly expand their capacity to treat clinical waste in-house to improve national and regional resilience as part of a new national strategy.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Everything you need to know about the NHS staff survey
With this year’s NHS staff survey results just landed, we take a look at those invaluable annual insights into how the workforce is feeling.
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NewsRevealed: £6bn deficit in first cut ICS plans
The draft financial plans submitted by integrated care systems for 2023-24 suggest a budget deficit of around £6bn, multiple sources have told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Consultant strike cover ‘costing up to £4,500 per shift’
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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CommentMake the mental health of NHS staff a priority
As work-related stress and the cost-of-living crisis takes a toll on mental health of NHS staff, policymakers need to ensure national-level action complements and enables local initiatives to reduce stress, improve physical wellbeing and manage workloads of staff, writes Zosia Walecka
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: PwC to review system’s ‘£800m deficit’
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNHS England considers ‘centrally negotiated’ energy contract
NHS England is considering plans for a centrally negotiated energy contract, HSJ understands.
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NewsTrusts not using new procurement route risk losing share of £250m fund
NHS England is making a dynamic purchasing system its approved route to market for trusts buying equipment and systems to run virtual wards and remote monitoring programmes, HSJ can reveal.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Is it time to scrap foundation trusts?
Could foundation trusts be hindering the success of integrated care systems – and is it time to do away with them? One foundation trust chair thinks so and we discuss the merits of the idea on the show this week.
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NewsConsultancy firm wins £13m contract for NHSE merger work
NHS England is paying management consultancy PA Consulting up to £13m under a new contract to help merge its national directorates and regional teams with those of NHS Digital and Health Education England.
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HSJ LocalBMA ‘rate card’ wipes out elective recovery gains, claims trust
A struggling acute trust says its failure to hit its elective care targets is directly linked to doctors’ demanding overtime rates in line with the British Medical Association’s new rate cards, as national tensions around the issue intensify.
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CommentNHS managers perform better than management consultants
The advice external consultants provide can be beneficial in some cases, as it can help to combat the ‘not invented here syndrome’ by introducing new expertise and innovative thinking, but in general investment in management staff is a better bet. By Ian Kirkpatrick and Andrew Sturdy
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Two year waits have NOT been ‘eliminated’
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsRevealed: the 14 ICSs admitting they will end the year in deficit
At least 14 integrated care systems have now officially admitted they will end the year with a budget deficit, after just five areas said this at the start of the year.
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NewsExclusive: The highest price increases for products bought by the NHS
The NHS faced price increases of up to 50 per cent on some common products last year, although there were notable reductions in other high-volume items, analysis has found.
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NewsTwo trusts reverse £20m contract award after court challenge
Two acutes have reversed a decision to award a £20m contract for patient transport services shortly after an unsuccessful bidder started legal action.