Among public finance leaders, the argument has moved on from whether the NHS needs investment to whether the way it runs its corporate services enables that money to benefit patients and staff, as...
NHS leaders have called for political backing to make difficult decisions in the year ahead amid growing financial pressures, warning that recent progress could be lost.
The Public Accounts Committee has called for an annual progress report to parliament about the government’s programme to strip out unsafe concrete in hospitals, after it emerged that timeframes are...
Wide-ranging reform of the UK’s health system is needed to improve the response to a future pandemic, the latest report from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has said, amid concerns that the NHS is in worse...
Government plans for the NHS and local authorities to transform the way they work together will fail without wider shifts, a public sector network has warned.
Inconsistent application of flexible working rules across NHS employers has created a postcode lottery across the health service workforce, unions have said.
A decade-long plan to offer NHS support staff access to training so they can progress into registered roles has had the most success in wealthier areas, analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
Wes Streeting has accused NHS trusts and integrated care boards of trying to cut their deficits too sharply, despite the government announcing last year that the latter must slash 50% of their...
Delays in discharging patients are costing NHS Scotland an estimated £440m in hospital days alone, but the full financial impact wider on the health and social care system has yet to be quantified,...
The Royal College of Surgeons has described the government’s pledge to cut waiting times as nearly impossible to fulfil without substantial further capital investment.
The Autumn Budget contained few surprises for health. Yet there were some notable announcements for the NHS, in terms of capital investment and the ‘shape’ of the revenue settlement to support reform...
Trusts’ finances are under pressure as never before. They need support from the government to deal with these pressures, so they can focus on delivering the commitments set out in the 10-year health...
Plans to “reinvent the NHS’ financial model” and turn it from a service treating sickness to one that truly makes people healthy form the basis of the government’s 10 Year Plan.
The leaders of failing NHS trusts could see their pay docked by £15,000 as part of a government drive to use senior salaries to improve performance across the health sector.
Health services in Wales must urgently improve or face high risks to patient safety and poor value for taxpayers’ money, a group of ministerial advisors has warned.
Savings in the health service are possible without patients losing out, but finding these savings will require a whole-organisation approach, write Michael Rees, Sarah Reed and Austen Morgan of...
NHS England is to be abolished with health services brought under direct government control as part of a drive to cut red tape and free up resources for the front line.
A fresh approach to capital investment could help improve the terrible condition of parts of the health service estate, writes NHS Providers interim chief executive Saffron Cordery.
