Payment by results is being swept away in favour of system funding and block payments — making some hospital chiefs very unhappy indeed. Meanwhile, is the government giving the NHS the money it needs to get through the pandemic? This week’s HSJ Health Check explores.
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We hear from Tom Norton, HSJ finance correspondent, senior correspondent for integration Sharon Brennan, bureau chief Ben Clover, and deputy editor Dave West.
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