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Commissioners made £900m underspend to cover provider deficit
NHS commissioners recorded a net underspend of £902m at the end of 2016-17, covering off a provider sector deficit of £791m.
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Jeremy Hunt hints at lobbying for end to pay restraint
The welfare and support of staff is the “number one priority” for the NHS, the health secretary Jeremy Hunt said today, hinting he could lobby for an end to pay restraint.
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Deficit delayed forward view by a year, says Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the Five Year Forward View was delayed by a year as the provider sector deficit spiralled to £2.5bn in 2015-16.
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Major new NHS devolution deal revealed
A health and social care devolution style deal is being put in place in Surrey, it has been announced – the second after Greater Manchester.
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Simon Stevens names the first 'accountable care systems'
Simon Stevens announces first eight accountable care systems Potential for £450m tranformation funding in exchange for them taking on “accountability” for population health Simon Stevens has announced the first eight “accountable care systems”, saying they will be given control of up to £450m in transformation funding.
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Twelve CCGs propose joint decision making across three STPs
The 12 CCGs across the North East and Cumbria have drawn up proposals to form a joint commissioning committee The new committee would have delegated decision making powers Commissioning leaders across three sustainability and transformation partnership footprints are considering creating a joint commissioning committee with delegated decision making ...
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NHSI to create league table for management consultants
NHS Improvement is to produce a league table on the most effective management consultants.
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New contact details for HSJ customer services
The ways for getting in touch with HSJ’s customer service team have changed.
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NHS England director 'confident' in plan to modernise ambulance service
Department of Health considering review of ambulance response programme Ten million 999 calls analysed as part of “world’s largest study” NHS England director says evidence for change is “compelling” NHS England’s director of acute care says a new call handling system could be introduced nationally as part of ...
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Mackey: NHS trust sector expects £500m deficit this year
Regulators previously said the trust sector would need to breakeven in 2017-18 Jim Mackey says plans set by local providers aggregated to a deficit of £496m NHS Improvement chief executive says small number of trusts account for most of the projected deficit NHS trusts are predicting a deficit ...
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Exclusive: Trust owed £15m by insolvent private company
Imperial College Healthcare Trust is owed £15m by firm that formerly leased Ravenscourt Park Hospital The site had been mooted for private proton beam therapy centre An NHS trust is owed more than £15m after the private firm that used to lease one of its hospitals went into ...
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New ministers at Department of Health confirmed
The appointment of two new junior health ministers has been confirmed, replacing MPs that lost their seats in last week’s general election.
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Stephen Dorrell calls for 'fair reward' for NHS staff
NHS Confederation chair calls for staff to be given fair pay Stephen Dorrell says pay policy must reflect daily dedication shown by staff “Pandora’s box” of social care funding issues is “open and cannot be closed’’ NHS Confederation chair Stephen Dorrell has called for health service staff to ...
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Richards: Good leaders and staff engagement improve care despite pay restraint
Professor Sir Mike Richards says staff must be “properly rewarded” Sir Mike says CQC report proves “cultural change” can happen quickly if trusts listen to staff Some trusts “undoubtedly” need capital investment but finances and quality can improve under good leadership, he says Sir Mike Richards has said ...
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Former DH chief to lead alliance to stand up for NHS in Brexit talks
Former DH permanent secretary Sir Hugh Taylor to co-chair Brexit Health Alliance with NHS Confederation chief executive Niall Dickson Alliance will aim to safeguard NHS interests as the UK government negotiates Brexit Calls for the government to make commitments on research and funding An alliance of healthcare industry, ...
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Exclusive: Weak government will hold up service change, Dickson warns
Niall Dickson says politicians could struggle to take “difficult decision” because of “political uncertainty” Ministers do not “sufficiently understand” scale of challenge facing NHS, says NHS Confederation chief Five Year Forward View is not deliverable in the current spending envelope, he warns Crucial NHS service change could be ...
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Providers warn of 'scarce' resources as CQC launches new inspection regime
New CQC assessment frameworks to be rolled out immediately with first new style inspections beginning in September Consultation responses reveal concerns that financial and commissioning pressures are limiting providers’ “ability to improve” CQC said it “cannot compromise” care quality standards but will use place based reviews to see how ...
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Exclusive: Private deals being planned to release Naylor billions
“Project Phoenix” being developed to generate billions in property sales Public private partnerships could be created in six areas of the country Business case currently with the Department of Health The government is poised to agree several major deals with private firms to unlock capital funds ...