All Finance articles – Page 97
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HSJ InteractiveLessons from the last NHS 10 year plan
David Hare explores the lessons the NHS needs to retain from the last 10 year plan as it embarks on the new
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Shifting the tech-tonic plates
The new health secretary’s belief that technology will act as a panacea to the NHS’s numerous problems is worrying, says Andy Cowper
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NewsRCN council lose 'no confidence' vote over NHS pay deal
The Royal College of Nursing Council has lost a vote of no confidence at an emergency general meeting this afternoon sparked by anger over the union’s handling of the NHS pay deal.
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HSJ LocalBarts aims to deliver near breakeven financial plan
Barts Health Trust is aiming for a deficit of just £1.9m after sustainability funding with a “highly demanding” budget plan for the year.
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HSJ LocalRedundancies 'not ruled out' as merging trusts target £50m savings
Two trusts have said they cannot rule out redundancies ahead of a merger which aims to deliver savings up to £50m over five years and more joined up patient care.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Carter review lays bare ambulance woes
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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Revealed: The slowest invoice payers in the NHS
A third of acute trusts routinely break the law by paying their suppliers late, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCarter sets out £500m emergency care efficiency opportunity
The NHS could deliver around £500m of annual savings by squeezing out unwarranted variation in ambulance performance, operations and procurement, a major review published today concluded.
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NewsUpdated: Outstanding FT cites 'unrealistic' funding challenge after baby death
Inadequate funding and unsafe staffing at an outstanding trust contributed to the death of a baby girl last winter, a coroner has found.
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News'Unhealthy competition' for nurses must end, says care minister
An “unhealthy competition” for nursing staff between the NHS and social care sector must end, a government minister has said.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: A long, hard slog towards improvement
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome - email me in confidence.
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NewsWarnings over major cancer target overhaul
A major change to the measurement of cancer performance will produce misleading results and perverse incentives for some providers, several trust leaders have told HSJ.
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NewsDHSC fails to approve tech funding loan for 15 months
An acute trust has been forced to look for new funding to pay for its electronic patient record system after the Department of Health and Social Care has still not signed off a loan after more than 15 months.
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NewsMajority of pathology networks yet to agree new model
More than half of the 29 proposed pathology networks comprising acute and specialist NHS trusts have yet to agree on a model to reconfigure their laboratory services, eight months after the initial deadline passed.
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CommentGovernment must boost dementia research spending
Dementia is the health crisis of our time and the government needs to pull up its socks with an increase in dementia research, notes Hilary Evans
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The NHS needs to prepare for a ‘no deal’ Brexit, and so for no more money
Andy Cowper discusses the possible consequences of a likely “no deal” Brexit for the NHS
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HSJ LocalBarking trust brings in ex-British Airways boss
An NHS trust with severe financial challenges has appointed a former British Airways boss as its chief financial officer.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Starting from underwater
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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HSJ LocalTop FT victim of suspected £1m fraud
An investigation has been launched into a suspected fraud in which almost £1m has been stolen from a top mental health trust, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSI tells trusts to 'pause' subsidiary plans
The national regulator has today told NHS trusts to “pause” any ongoing plans to set up subsidiary companies and wait for new guidance to be issued.