All Finance articles – Page 467
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PCTs and hospitals dispute millions of pounds of debts
Trusts ended the last financial year in dispute over internal debts of millions of pounds - around 1 per cent of their turnover - analysis by HSJ has revealed.
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Deficit crisis warning over Scotland's PFI expansion
Plans to more than quadruple the size of NHS Scotland's private finance initiative programme risk creating a deficit crisis akin to that in England, researchers have warned.
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Simon Stevens on choice and midwifery
We could be getting a lot more out of our midwifery services if they were organised differently
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More funding needed for population growth areas
Extra funding should go to areas with rapid population growth to help the NHS and other services meet rising demand, the Local Government Association has warned.
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Trusts 'shell' bed space to keep grip on PFI approval
Hospital trusts are being forced to mothball significant numbers of beds to get government approval for private finance initiative deals.
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health spend burden
A new report from the think tank Reform claims that the government has treated young people in the UK with 'indifference', 'inaction' and 'neglect'.
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Foreign exchange
How can we ensure we collect payment from overseas visitors? Andy Finlay reports on how his trust near Heathrow is succeeding
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How can we stop chief executives' rush to quit with a golden handshake?
While experienced chief executives can be paid off even after gross misconduct, first-timers are often persuaded to take reputation-damaging jobs at failing trusts. Neither is acceptable - the health service needs to take more care of its talent, says Nigel Edwards
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Anna Donald on healthcare in Australia
Returning to Australia from the UK brings to mind the differences betwen the two countries' healthcare systems, in particular Australia's clear separation of insurance and provider powers
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'Urgent action' needed on poor money management, says Audit Commission
One-third of NHS organisations are still in poor financial health - and a hard core requires 'urgent action'.
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Finances still weak at many trusts, says Audit Commission
Nearly one-third of NHS bodies are still in poor financial health, according to the Audit Commission's Review of the NHS Financial Year 2006-07 published today.The report says 31 per cent of NHS acute and primary care trusts are failing to meet minimum requirements. However, 27 per cent of trusts and ...
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HSJ Knowledge
Foundation trusts applications: shape up or ship out
The deadline for all acute trusts to apply for foundation status by 2008 has proved unrealistic. What now for those that have not made the leap? Helen Mooney reports
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Public sector efficiency - driving down costs
Plenty of column inches have been dedicated to local authorities' efforts to drive down costs in line with the efficiency targets imposed by the Gershon review of public sector efficiency. The scope of the review goes beyond local government, however, containingrecommendations for the public sector as a whole, including spending ...
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Mental health spending increases
Total spending on adult mental health in England rose by 5.3 per cent in real terms last year, new figures from the Department of Health indicate.
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Michael White on managers and motivation
If middle managers don't manage and nurses are poorly motivated, no amount of money can solve the NHS's problems, says Michael White
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Junior doctors face a difficult job market
Already bruised by MTAS, junior doctors are now feeling the effects of market competition - but did the DoH bungle its workforce planning, asks Noel Plumridge, or did it know what it was doing all along?
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PCTs raid public health funds to pay debts
Primary care trusts will spend less than a third of their Choosing Health funding on the public health problems it was intended to tackle, a survey has revealed.
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Is Darling's spending review a good deal for the NHS?
At first glance, the NHS appears to have done well from chancellor Alistair Darling's comprehensive spending review, but a closer look suggests it falls short of Sir Derek Wanless's recommendations and on the future costs of adult social care, argues John Appleby
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Long-term care reforms will seek fairer system
The government's review of long-term care could shift the balance of payment between the individual and the state.
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Ambulance staff wages posted on web
A union has taken legal advice after ambulance managers posted details of the salaries of call-centre staff on the internet.