All NHS funding gap articles – Page 10
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Politics, game theory and Belgian lessons
Andy Cowper gives the lowdown on the ups and downs of British politics, which influences the funding available to the NHS
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CommentA piecemeal approach to transform cancer care won't work
Having reached the half way mark, Moira Fraser reviews the NHS’s implementation of the five year cancer strategy launched in July 2015 and the obstacles impeding progress
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Towards good news
Andy Cowper shares some bits of actual good news peppered with a dash of a downer at the end.
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NewsLabour 'entirely sceptical' about cross-party talks on NHS funding
Labour will not back calls for a cross-party review of long term funding for the NHS, shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth has said.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The politics and the problem
With speculation rife about a possible Cabinet reshuffle, Andy Cowper notes that to survive the NHS needs a politician who will listen with an open mind
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NewsHunt: I still need to win NHS funding argument with chancellor
Jeremy Hunt has acknowledged more funding will be needed for the NHS but warned he has not yet won the argument with the chancellor.
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NewsNHS leaders locked in winter funding standoff
System leaders are locked in a standoff over winter resilience funding – with providers pushing for a raid on NHS England’s budget to fund additional beds, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: New top doctors' leader warns over 'softening' of waiting targets
One of the UK’s top medical leaders has warned over the ‘softening’ of waiting list targets, in the first interview in her new post.
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NewsStevens 'not expecting' new capital before autumn
Simon Stevens says he is not expecting “capital questions” to be answered in next week’s budget NHS England chief executive says he has been making the case for social care to receive extra funding Five Year Forward View delivery plan will include “a smaller list of key improvement priorities ...
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NewsDH rules out action to increase A&E funding before 2020
News follows “early discussions” with senior medics about plans supported by an “emergency care transformation fund” Government source tells HSJ it will not be acting to increase emergency care funding before the next election Royal College of Emergency Medicine says it will be “developing plans over coming months” ...
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CommentThe cutting edge - and why the NHS is falling behind it
Patients in the UK will miss out on new life saving drugs without a sustainable long term financial settlement for the NHS
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LeaderSo, when will the NHS get more money?
The direct answer to that question is that no-one really knows – but it is unlikely to be very soon.
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LeaderThis seismic shock to British public life will have three major implications for the NHS
The most cataclysmic week in British public life for 70 years has given most predictions the shelf life of the average shadow Cabinet minister
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LeaderA firestorm of uncertainty now menaces the NHS
The greatest tragedy of the European Union referendum is that many people voted Leave in the sincere hope it would help the NHS by reducing demand. That is extremely unlikely, but in any case the other consequences of the result leave the service facing the grimmest set of scenarios since ...
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NewsDorrell warns health and care service will need more cash
Former health secretary says current funding formula for the health and social care does not work NHS Confederation chair says discussion over “quantum and structure” of funding will be needed “over coming months” Stephen Dorrell also reveals confederation is talking to Local Government Association about “deeper relationship” The ...
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CommentSomething wicked this way comes: the main barrier to transformation
Radical policy shifts are needed to deal with some hefty obstacles standing in the way of major change
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CommentDevolution and health reforms must move forward together
Why reformers must collaborate if they are to succeed
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Conflicts of interest are about to become very uncool indeed
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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CommentWhy we should value finance professionals
Non-clinical workers may not directly save lives, but they provide essential support to clinicians who do
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CommentGeneral practice may have only five years to live
Government must give GPs the financial support and freedom to identify the local solutions they require