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NewsData on trusts' procurement savings delayed
Trusts may not know how much they are saving through a national efficiency project until at least April 2020, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCouncils welcome ‘common sense’ tax victory over NHS trusts
A group of NHS trusts have lost a high court battle with local authorities over their business rates.
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NewsGovernment called on to stop ‘unsustainable’ £10m contracting process
Dentists have called on the government to halt an “unsustainable” contracting process they estimate has racked up more than £10m in tendering costs.
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CommentInternational comparisons highlight the challenges for the NHS
If the UK is to maintain its efficiency gains while strengthening the resilience of the NHS it must integrate and innovate across health and care, writes Dr Layla McCay
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National efficiency scheme costing ‘an arm and a leg’, say trusts
Trust procurement leads have expressed serious concern over savings reports provided by a flagship efficiency model, with one saying the scheme was “costing [them] an arm and a leg”.
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CommentThe parties’ dividing lines on health and care
There is some surprising agreement amongst the three major English parties when it comes to the NHS. But once you move away from the core of acute and primary care there are stark differences too, argues Sally Warren.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Not copying Salford
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingClearing the illusion
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsNHS finances worsen with £130m overspend
The combined financial performance of the NHS worsened over the summer, with national regulators reporting a half-year overspend of £130m against plan.
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NewsNHSI efficiency chief oversaw consultancy work of firm he was joining
NHS Improvement’s former director of procurement continued to be involved in a £400,000 project led by a management consultancy, despite having accepted a job with the firm.
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NewsCQC staff lose 26,000 work hours to IT issues
Care Quality Commission staff claim they have lost more than 26,000 work hours due to IT issues in the space of a year.
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NewsNHSE director acting as commercial chief a year after first advert
An NHS England director is currently acting as the NHS’s chief commercial officer in an interim capacity — a year after the role was first advertised — it has emerged.
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NewsTrusts in line for new hospitals will face extra charges
Six providers set to receive major public investment in new hospital buildings may struggle to afford annual charges on their new assets, according to experts.
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CommentShould integrated care systems be performance managers?
Whether ICSs should be relatively thin organisations or become more health authority-like structures is still a mater of debate among their leaders, writes Nicholas Timmins
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Corporate whistleblowing
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Loss of status
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsTrust drops controversial subsidiary plans after new CEO joins
A teaching trust has scrapped controversial plans to set up a subsidiary company — a move which campaigners hailed as “extremely good news” for NHS staff.
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CommentThe Bedpan: ‘The problem with conceding to Simon Stevens…’
This Week: May at 10 by Sir Anthony Seldon
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NewsShort-term pension tax ‘solution’ confirmed by NHS England
A temporary “solution” to the pensions tax impact on the health service has been confirmed by NHS England and signed off by government.
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NewsManufacturer to fund safety audit after NHSE funding stopped
A manufacturer has stepped forward to pay for a clinical safety audit after NHS England cut its funding.