All Finance articles – Page 379
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News£300m spent on management consultants last year
The NHS in England spent more than £300m on management consultants in the last year, figures show.
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NewsBMA sets out principles for GP commissioning
GPs must not be allowed to profit personally from commissioning, according to the British Medical Association.
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NewsHospital drivers to vote on strike action
Health staff who drive patients to and from hospitals are to be balloted for strikes in a row over plans to privatise their work.
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Consultant bonus scheme to be reviewed
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced a review into bonus payments given to NHS consultants across the UK.
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NewsMixed sex wards and ennui
Health secretary Andrew Lansley this week announced an end to mixed sex wards in the NHS, prompting an outbreak of ennui.
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NewsPCTs rein in management consultant spending
There is significant variation in the use of management consultancy this financial year by primary care trusts, information collected by HSJ reveals.
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CommentUnderstanding how patients behave could help cut NHS waste
How the new science of social influence can save the NHS money
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NewsFinancial fears as axe falls on Audit Commission
The abolition of the Audit Commission has heightened concern about the NHS losing control of financial management as the government cuts growth and overhauls commissioning.
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NewsTrusts argue for power over pay
Trusts lobbying for greater control over their pay bills will be pitted against powerful medical bodies as part of a national review into clinical excellence awards.
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NewsNHS Confed is still ‘looking out’ for all its members
After a ‘torrid’ first three months as chair of the NHS Confederation, Sir Keith Pearson believes the organisation can continue to be an umbrella for purchaser and provider interests, he tells Charlotte Santry
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LeaderAlarm bells sound as financial scrutiny falls victim to the cuts
Amid the sound and fury surrounding the abolition of the Audit Commission there was little comment on how it would affect the NHS.
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NewsPCT support agency will look beyond London
The organisation set up to support the capital’s primary care trust commissioners is looking to offer its services beyond London, its chair has told HSJ.
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NewsSpending review 'will make society fairer'
Chancellor George Osborne has defended the coalition government’s planned spending cuts, claiming that ringfencing the NHS demonstrates the government’s commitment to fairness.
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NewsNorth East trusts plan redundancies
Around 500 NHS managers and administrators in north-east England are to lose their jobs, it has been reported.
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NewsNick Clegg vows to stay the course of reform
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has vowed that the coalition government would stay the course and would not crumble under pressure.
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NewsAudit Commission to be abolished
The Audit Commission will be abolished from 2012, the Department of Communities and Local Government has confirmed.
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NewsRetail mogul to head spending review
David Cameron has recruited billionaire entrepreneur Sir Philip Green to lead a review of government spending, it has been announced.
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NHS facing £65bn PFI bill
The NHS in England faces a total bill of £65bn for new hospitals built under the private finance initiative (PFI), it has been reported.
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NewsHospitals may miss targets as 'financial risk' increases
Hospitals could miss key targets on cancer care as the level of “financial risk” across the health sector increases, a new report has warned.
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HSJ Knowledge
Saving money with social marketing
Few in the public sector are more keenly aware of the burden of cost savings than the NHS.