All Finance articles – Page 298
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CommentNoel Plumridge: twice the harm
Last week’s announcement that an administrator is to be appointed at South London Healthcare Trust, with all that follows under the National Health Service Act 2006, brings two immediate harmful effects. It’s sad indeed that both appear to have been encouraged and even praised.
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LeaderWhy so many vacancies? Time to stop the NHS talent drain
Is the NHS heading for a leadership crisis?
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NewsTrust challenged over IT procurement process
One of England’s most prestigious hospital trusts has been accused of conducting a £20m IT tender having already picked the winner.
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NewsAgenda for Change proposals revealed
Senior staff could be moved out of the Agenda for Change pay framework under proposals devised by NHS Employers, it has emerged.
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NewsSpend on new drugs expected to drop
The drugs industry expects the NHS to cut its real terms spend on new medicines over the next three years - but it is warning that the slow adoption of new drugs could create avoidable costs.
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NewsWelsh youngsters 'not offered health funds'
Health officials in Wales have been accused of letting young people who have cerebral palsy “suffer unnecessarily” by failing to offer funds for surgery which could help with mobility.
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HSJ Local
Tameside deficit above plan in first month of 2012-13
FINANCE: The foundation trust reported a deficit of £177,000 for April 2012, against a plan of £151,000 for the month, its latest published finance report shows.
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HSJ Local
Bed demand forces trust to halt downsizing
STRUCTURE: A Midlands hospital has been forced to pause its programme to cut the number of in-patient beds for up to two years because of “unprecedented” emergency demand.
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NewsMonitor 'could not have prevented' oversized PFI
A report into how a foundation trust came to be burdened with a large private finance initiative agreement has found Monitor was unable to prevent the deal – but said it could have spotted its slide into deficit earlier.
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CommentThe NHS must address its blind spot on older people's services
End ageism and care will improve for all.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS innovations on child poverty: financial inclusion interventions
Ending child poverty by 2020 is a UK aim.
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NewsNicholson shuns localism to keep grip on NHS cash
Chief ‘doesn’t apologise’ for central control.
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Monitor: patient costs could inform national prices
Monitor could use the cost of individual patients to set national prices for NHS acute care as early as 2016-17.
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NewsExclusive: FT earned £450m from armed forces work in Germany
A foundation trust which could face a bill for underpaid tax from the German authorities was paid £454m for providing services to the Ministry of Defence, HSJ can disclose.
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NewsGovernment action on South London Healthcare a 'signal of intent'
The government has been praised for beginning to “grasp the nettle” on downgrading hospital services in troubled health economies.
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NewsConfederation reveals commercial innovation fund
The NHS Confederation has announced the creation of a fund that matches cash put up by teaching trusts with backing from institutional investors to spread innovation across the NHS.
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HSJ LocalSherwood Forest plans to cut 230 staff to save £10.5m
WORKFORCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust has revealed plans to axe 235 jobs in a bid to save £10.5m.
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LeaderSouth London’s ‘failure’ leaves the big questions unanswered
Govt has sent a warning shot to struggling trusts.
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NewsPFI does not explain variations in financial performance, research finds
The presence of expensive private finance initiative hospitals is not statistically linked to persistent financial problems in health economies, preliminary findings of new research suggest.