All Finance articles – Page 304
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NewsYorkshire savings rely on reconfiguration
Two of the most challenged health economies in the country are relying on reconfigurations for savings.
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NewsQIPP tracker: Get involved and tell us how QIPP is doing in your area
How is QIPP performing in your area? Read your local QIPP tracker report and tell us what you think of it.
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CommentPutting the quality back into QIPP
Pursuing value could be the right step towards transforming the NHS
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NewsLocal schemes fall behind in NHS’s drive for efficiency
The true performance of the NHS’s efficiency drive can be revealed after HSJ obtained the Department of Health’s QIPP tracker.
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NewsIT problems in Bristol threaten delivery of QIPP plans
Problems with new patient administration systems are threatening the delivery of QIPP plans.
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NewsUrgent care centres to lighten London providers' workload
Savings schemes set out by the London clusters entail significant reductions in work done by provider trusts.
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NewsCare centres lighten load
The savings schemes set out by the London clusters entail significant reductions in work carried out by provider trusts, with urgent care centres picking up the slack.
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NewsEaston: support for ‘medium-term’ change
The NHS Commissioning Board is drawing up plans to support service changes that go beyond the current comprehensive spending review period, which has so far defined the limits of the NHS efficiency programme.
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NewsRising demand and transition disruption put local plans at risk
Rising demand for acute services has emerged as a key threat to commissioners’ efficiency schemes.
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NewsRed ratings dog West Midlands QIPP plans
Derbyshire’s QIPP plan is the only one in the Midlands and East region to have been given a “green” overall rating.
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CommentWhat that extra year for QIPP means
So, the Department of Health now claims 2008-09 as its year dot
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NewsMental health sector's QIPP savings on target
The mental health sector is among the best performing areas for achieving efficiency savings under QIPP.
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NewsNew tax rules 'could spark backlash'
New rules on employing interim managers in the NHS risk sparking a backlash from temporary managers who could look elsewhere for work, HSJ has been told.
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NewsDH claims £1bn saving on IT deal
The Department of Health has finally reached a deal with the National Programme for IT’s biggest provider, which it claims will save more than £1 billion and give NHS organisations freedom to choose their own IT providers.
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NewsSouth West pay consortium chief predicts other regions will copy model
The man leading the South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium has revealed representatives of other NHS regions have approached him for advice on setting up similar groups to drive down workforce costs.
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NewsAccuracy of tariff improved, Audit Commission finds
The accuracy of a key component of the payment by results system has improved since 2007-08, according to a report from the Audit Commission.
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NewsDozens of ambulance stations set to close in East Midlands
Dozens of ambulance stations could be closed across the East Midlands under plans intended to improve emergency response times.
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NewsPlans for coping with fewer staff criticised
Government departments do not have long-term plans in place for new ways of working with fewer staff, a group of MPs has warned.
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NewsCall to maintain Cancer Drugs Fund
Tens of thousands of cancer sufferers could be denied life-extending drugs unless the government finds a way to continue funding treatment for patients, a charity has warned.
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NewsIncrease in new consultants affects NHS job market
An annual survey of newly-qualified medical consultants has revealed the first indications of a workforce bulge, with new medics experiencing a “hostile” jobs market.