The NHS infrastructure plan identifies critical issues with the NHS capital funding but more solutions are needed from government, writes Nuffield Trust’s Nigel Edwards.
More than two-thirds of consultant surgeons have cut their NHS working hours to avoid paying excessive levels of tax on their pensions, polling has found.
NHS accountants have been told to raid their capital budgets in sometimes “barely legal” circumstances, Public Accounts Chair Meg Hillier told a Labour conference fringe session.
Increased flexibilities to NHS pensions will not be enough to stop senior doctors facing high tax bills on their pensions, a medical umbrella group has suggested.
NHS Improvement’s finance director has told MPs he is “not holding his breath” for NHS Property Services to clear its debts and improve rent collection by 2020.
The short-term nature of the funding announced in the Spending Round will not help the NHS plan to transform services, says the King’s Fund’s Sally Warren.
A survey by NHS Providers of 143 trust leaders in England found that 82% think that restrictions on capital funding pose a medium or high risk to patient safety.
To address concerns around NHS estates and equipment, and deliver on the NHS long-term plan, the NHS needs a long-term commitment to capital funding, says the Health Foundations’ Josh...
Health services across Scotland face “significant financial challenges”, with the integration of health and social care adding further complexity, according to analysis.
