All Finance articles – Page 315
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CommentNoel Plumridge: in the savings equation, the answer is always QIPP
Where will 2011-12 savings end up?
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HSJ Local
Royal college criticises SHA for moving mental health funds
FINANCE: The president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said she is “deeply concerned” by a strategic health authority’s decision to cut a mental health budget in favour of cancer spending.
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NewsDrug costs 'have to be secret' under new pricing system
Drug prices agreed under the government’s proposed new pricing system would have to remain secret if drug companies are to buy into it, a senior figure in the pharmaceutical industry has warned.
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NewsDoctors voting on pensions strike action
Doctors across the UK have begun voting on whether to take industrial action for the first time in more than three decades.
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NewsMPs warn over medicine shortages
Patients are suffering because of a shortage of some NHS prescription medicines, a parliamentary group has warned.
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CommentWill economic problems finally fix London health care?
And, can London focus on the future when the present is so tough?
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HSJ Local
Essex PCTs meet surplus targets
FINANCE: PCTs in the North Essex Cluster are expecting to have made the required surpluses at the end of the financial year - despite massive overspends on commissioned services.
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HSJ Local
Reducing emergency admissions key for Derby FT
Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust will seek to cut its number of emergency admissions to help it save £24.6m
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HSJ Local
Wasted medicines costing Leicestershire £5.6m
Unused and wasted medicines are costing the NHS in Leicestershire £5.6m a year, it has been revealed.
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NewsIncreased sleeping pill use costs NHS £50m
The NHS spent nearly £50m on sleeping pills last year, a sharp rise on previous costs, new figures reveal.
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CommentDavid Worskett: implementing reforms requires collaborative open minds
It’s time to discuss the practical business of healthcare.
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CommentReaders' letters – 10 May 2012
There’s no place for gags about the Samaritans. Plus, commissioners must not rule out telehealth yet
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NewsSeeing GP of choice would cut elective admissions - study
Significant hospital savings could result from ensuring patients see the doctor of their choice when they visit their GP, latest research findings suggest.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy CCGs should prepare for managing financial risk
Managing financial risk is key for clinical commissioning groups so incentives and accountability measures must be established, say Joanne Buckle and Simon Moody.
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NewsGrowth of senior managers' pay stalls
Senior health service managers have seen their pay “grind to a halt”, new data suggests.
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NewsMonitor admits credit ratings agency plan may not be feasible
Monitor is reviewing its controversial proposals to require key service providers to receive external credit ratings or have limits placed on their debts.
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CommentSally Gainsbury: new bailouts required for new deficits
One dastardly deficit decision and where it got us.
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Blogs
Clinician involvement is key - but keep an eye on the cost
It is vital that clinicials are involved in setting new organisation structures and plans, writes Dr Jonathan Fielden, but they must be committed to the cause.
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NewsNHS managers accept government pensions deal
Managers working in the NHS have voted to accept the government’s final pension offer.
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NewsHealth economies rush to pilot year-of-care tariff
More than 90 sets of providers and commissioners have shown interest in becoming one of the six trial sites for year-of-care tariff trials, HSJ has learned.