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25 Mar 22
NHS England could be forced to make up to half a billion pounds of cuts to planned investments in 2022-23, to help Covid-19 measures, according to its finance chief.
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9 Mar 22
Sajid Javid has said the health service needs “one of the most comprehensive reform plans that this country has ever seen” if it is to avoid becoming unsustainably expensive and requiring cuts to...
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24 Feb 22
Scotland’s NHS needs major reforms to help the Scottish Government through the recovery from Covid-19, according to a report by a spending watchdog.
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11 Feb 22
The government is set to issue new guidance and amend legislation to enable further pooling of NHS and healthcare budgets, in a bid to improve integration.
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14 Jan 22
The government has told NHS England to give private hospitals up to £270m before the end of March as part of an arrangement that does not necessarily mean they will treat any NHS patients.
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6 Dec 21
Integrated care boards are set to take more power over NHS resources in April next year. A survey of trust leaders shows support for the move – but has outlined a number of pitfalls that must be...
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8 Nov 21
Extra cash from the new health and social care levy is welcome, but does not solve the acute issues facing the UK’s health system, says Amelia Chong.
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15 Oct 21
“Glaring holes” in the NHS capital budget pose a risk to patient safety and mean long waiting lists will be tough to reduce, the government has been warned.
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8 Oct 21
Inaugural chair Hardev Virdee is determined to ensure that a new NHS finance academy helps the health finance profession better reflect the communities it serves
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1 Oct 21
Staff shortages in the NHS and social care pose the “biggest risk to post-pandemic recovery” and health service funding needs to grow twice as fast as it has in the past decade, research has...
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13 Sep 21
Healthcare services in England will likely require multi-billion-pound top-ups over the medium term if they are to avoid spending reductions, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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9 Sep 21
New guidance on embedding digital infrastructure is welcome, but further funding is required to meet upscaling needs, says Margaret Steward, policy and projects officer at NHS Providers.
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7 Sep 21
Health services in England will receive billions more in funding for the remainder of 2021-22 to help meet Covid-19 costs, but service leaders have warned of “one of the most challenging winters”...
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2 Sep 21
NHS England will need a further £10bn next year, to help cover Covid-19 costs without the need for service cuts, according to two leading health bodies.
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31 Aug 21
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is coming under intense pressure from NHS providers to commit more funding to help the service recover from Covid-19, according to reports.
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25 Aug 21
The Scottish government has announced it will provide more than £1bn additional funding over five years to help address health shortages and treatment backlogs created by Covid-19.
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6 Aug 21
How a partnership scheme has settled one young worker with Asperger syndrome into a finance role with an NHS trust.
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23 Jul 21
The government has suggested that the 3% pay rise announced earlier this week for NHS workers will come out of existing budgets.
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22 Jul 21
Proposals to better integrate health care rely on the NHS being adequately funded in the forthcoming Spending Review, says Amelia Chong, policy advisor for finances and specialised services at...
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22 Jul 21
Public sector unions will consult members on potential industrial action over a 3% pay rise from NHS workers, which has been branded “inadequate and underwhelming”.
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6 Jul 21
The government’s Health and Care Bill will give more power for the health secretary to intervene in the running of health services in England and less local oversight, according...
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1 Jun 21
Covid-19 led to UK healthcare spending reaching £269bn in 2020, a fifth higher than the previous year’s figure, according to Office for National Statistics data.
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10 May 21
The government needs to commit £102bn of additional NHS and social care funding over the next decade to improve health equality post-Covid-19, medical experts have said.
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14 Apr 21
The Welsh Government and NHS responded well to the challenges procuring personal protective equipment during the pandemic, a spending watchdog found.
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12 Apr 21
Former prime minister David Cameron lobbied the government to adopt a scheme to convert NHS pay into bonds on behalf of now-insolvent firm Greensill Capital, according to a report.
25 Mar 22NHS England could be forced to make up to half a billion pounds of cuts to planned investments in 2022-23, to help Covid-19 measures, according to its finance chief.
9 Mar 22Sajid Javid has said the health service needs “one of the most comprehensive reform plans that this country has ever seen” if it is to avoid becoming unsustainably expensive and requiring cuts to...
24 Feb 22Scotland’s NHS needs major reforms to help the Scottish Government through the recovery from Covid-19, according to a report by a spending watchdog.
6 Dec 21Integrated care boards are set to take more power over NHS resources in April next year. A survey of trust leaders shows support for the move – but has outlined a number of pitfalls that must be...
8 Nov 21Extra cash from the new health and social care levy is welcome, but does not solve the acute issues facing the UK’s health system, says Amelia Chong.
15 Oct 21“Glaring holes” in the NHS capital budget pose a risk to patient safety and mean long waiting lists will be tough to reduce, the government has been warned.
8 Oct 21Inaugural chair Hardev Virdee is determined to ensure that a new NHS finance academy helps the health finance profession better reflect the communities it serves
1 Oct 21Staff shortages in the NHS and social care pose the “biggest risk to post-pandemic recovery” and health service funding needs to grow twice as fast as it has in the past decade, research has...
9 Sep 21New guidance on embedding digital infrastructure is welcome, but further funding is required to meet upscaling needs, says Margaret Steward, policy and projects officer at NHS Providers.
7 Sep 21Health services in England will receive billions more in funding for the remainder of 2021-22 to help meet Covid-19 costs, but service leaders have warned of “one of the most challenging winters”...
6 Aug 21How a partnership scheme has settled one young worker with Asperger syndrome into a finance role with an NHS trust.
22 Jul 21Proposals to better integrate health care rely on the NHS being adequately funded in the forthcoming Spending Review, says Amelia Chong, policy advisor for finances and specialised services at...
22 Jul 21Public sector unions will consult members on potential industrial action over a 3% pay rise from NHS workers, which has been branded “inadequate and underwhelming”.
1 Jun 21Covid-19 led to UK healthcare spending reaching £269bn in 2020, a fifth higher than the previous year’s figure, according to Office for National Statistics data.
10 May 21The government needs to commit £102bn of additional NHS and social care funding over the next decade to improve health equality post-Covid-19, medical experts have said.
14 Apr 21The Welsh Government and NHS responded well to the challenges procuring personal protective equipment during the pandemic, a spending watchdog found.
12 Apr 21Former prime minister David Cameron lobbied the government to adopt a scheme to convert NHS pay into bonds on behalf of now-insolvent firm Greensill Capital, according to a report.
