All Finance articles – Page 335
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NewsPrescription costs soar over last decade
The number of prescriptions dispensed to patients in the community has increased by almost 70 per cent during the last decade, data published by the NHS Information Centre reveals.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy EU competition law is still a central issue in healthcare reform
Since its publication, and despite ongoing revisions, the debate as to whether the Health Bill opens the NHS up to European competition law to a previously unseen level remains a “live” issue. Beachcroft partner Robert McGough and BDO adviser Dr Rupert Dunbar-Rees discuss.
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NewsPrivate providers demand end to DH 'bureaucracy'
Private healthcare providers are calling for a review of the recent transfer of their Department of Health contracts to primary care trusts, saying the negotiations were an “enormous waste” of time and money.
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NewsCommissioning Board will dish out public health funds
The NHS Commissioning Board will have access to funding from the public health budget to commission “appropriate” programmes, the government has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to overcome the barriers facing public to private sector transitions
Despite a generally healthy pool for healthcare talent, the success of NHS managers making the transition to the private sector is concerning. A change in philosophy, says Rob McCargow, is needed to do something abut this success rate.
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HSJ Local
Shrewsbury and Telford risks 'worst case' £5m deficit
FINANCE: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust risks a £5m deficit unless it overperforms on contracted activity, treats more private patients and reduces pay costs.
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NewsGovernment launches provider choice for community and mental health services
Commissioners have been told to offer a choice of “any qualified provider” for some community and mental health services from next year. It is part of government plans which amount to a slowing down of the extension of choice in the NHS.
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NewsValue based pricing not 'feasible' by 2014
Concerns have been raised that the new “value based pricing” regime for medicines may not be ready in time to replace the existing system.
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News250 Southern Cross homes to be rescued
Southern Cross’ largest landlord has announced plans to run 249 of the care homes operated by the collapsed provider.
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NewsLondon 2012 health services will not face CQC checks
The Care Quality Commission will no longer register air ambulances, IVF clinics carrying out ultrasounds or any health services established for the London 2012 Olympics under plans published today.
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NewsStem cell services project launched
A life could be saved every month thanks to a new project to improve NHS stem cell services, it has been claimed.
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NewsAre you confident your organisation can make the savings it needs to?
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HSJ Local
North West trusts 31 per cent behind on savings plans at the end of May
FINANCE: NHS trusts in the region had collectively fallen £7.4m behind on their cost improvement programme savings plans at the end of the second month of 2011-12, strategic health authority board papers show.
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NewsCommissioning Board will get funds from public health budget
The NHS Commissioning Board will have access to funding from the public health budget to commission “appropriate” programmes, the government has said.
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CommentMichael White: political meltdown?
Meltdown is an overworked media cliché which I try to avoid. But recent developments look a bit serious for the coalition.
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CommentNoel Plumridge: the finance director's job interview
“May I recap,” she said. “If I’m appointed finance director of the trust, my main deliverable is a financial strategy for foundation trust status within two years?”
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CommentFunding crisis: Greek ruin could come to the NHS
Efficiency is no longer just about releasing cash from an outdated health service edifice - a new model must be built
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: The Economics of John Kenneth Galbraith: Introduction, Persuasion and Rehabilitation
Stephen Dunn is already a hero to health service reformers and to East of England patients for his work in East Anglia, which was not just about Hinchingbrooke, but a region-wide improvement in access and quality. Now he has also made a significant contribution to economic thinking.
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NewsCommissioning brain drain ‘stripping assets’
HSJ research reveals for the first time the extent of the brain drain caused in the past year by paying off primary care trust managers - half of whom were either clinicians or experts in commissioning and finance.
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NewsLansley heralds change in size and role of acutes
Andrew Lansley has used an HSJ interview to signal significant changes in the size and role of acute hospitals, although he insisted there was no certainty that hospitals would close.