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12 Aug 21
Northern Ireland’s Department of Health is facing questions over its accounting treatment of millions of pounds that might otherwise have been redistributed to other departments.
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8 Jun 18
National Health Service staff across England will receive an average 6.5% pay rise after unions agreed to accept a government wage offer.
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27 Jul 17
Steve Oldfield has been named to the new position of chief commercial officer at the Department of Health.
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19 Jul 17
The Department of Health has reported an underspend of £563m for 2016/17 but remains “some way from achieving financial sustainability”, auditors have said.
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23 May 17
NHS Providers has estimated that the overall deficit for NHS trusts in England in 2016-17 will be between £700-750m.
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1 Feb 17
The NHS is failing to recover enough money from overseas patients because its current systems are “chaotic”, MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have said.
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11 Jan 17
Nurses and doctors have added their voices to concerns about pressures in the NHS, with nurses’ leaders warning that staff are at “breaking point”.
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4 Oct 16
The health secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised that the NHS in England will be self-sufficient in terms of doctors by 2025, under plans to prepare the health service for the impact of Brexit.
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12 Aug 16
The NHS set a record deficit in 2015-16, in a year of relative wealth for the health service. If the NHS is unable to achieve financial stability by the end of this year, those ahead look very bleak...
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26 May 16
Radical action is needed to tackle delays in discharging older patients from hospital and stop the costs adding further strain to the financial sustainability of both the NHS and local government,...
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22 Jan 16
The Public Accounts Committee has today criticised the Department of Health and NHS England for prevailing weaknesses and inconsistencies in diabetes services.
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15 Oct 15
Manchester’s devolution deal might not be easily replicable around the country, a former Department of Health chief has warned.
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13 Oct 15
The number of national bodies involved in assessing the performance of the NHS is resulting in “duplication and unnecessary complexity”, the King’s Fund has warned.
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30 Jul 15
The number of NHS trusts being reported to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt by auditors due to financial stress increased by more than 50% based on 2014/15 accounts, it has been revealed.
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17 Jul 15
Flagship government plans to implement a £72,000 cap on an individual’s lifetime care costs are to be delayed for four years due to spending reductions, it has been announced today.
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6 Mar 15
MPs have criticised persistent inequalities in local authorities’ public health funding and urged the Department of Health to move to address it.
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6 Nov 14
The NHS is in a financially unsustainable position following a deterioration over the last two financial years, the National Audit Office has concluded.
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24 Mar 14
Doctors’ leaders have urged Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to reconsider his decision to not offer an annual pay increase to those NHS staff in line for higher wages through job progression
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20 Nov 13
The government's full response to the Francis inquiry report into Mid Staffs contains many welcome proposals. But squaring the quality and finance agendas is going to prove tough
12 Aug 21Northern Ireland’s Department of Health is facing questions over its accounting treatment of millions of pounds that might otherwise have been redistributed to other departments.
8 Jun 18National Health Service staff across England will receive an average 6.5% pay rise after unions agreed to accept a government wage offer.
27 Jul 17Steve Oldfield has been named to the new position of chief commercial officer at the Department of Health.
23 May 17NHS Providers has estimated that the overall deficit for NHS trusts in England in 2016-17 will be between £700-750m.
1 Feb 17The NHS is failing to recover enough money from overseas patients because its current systems are “chaotic”, MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have said.
11 Jan 17Nurses and doctors have added their voices to concerns about pressures in the NHS, with nurses’ leaders warning that staff are at “breaking point”.
4 Oct 16The health secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised that the NHS in England will be self-sufficient in terms of doctors by 2025, under plans to prepare the health service for the impact of Brexit.
12 Aug 16The NHS set a record deficit in 2015-16, in a year of relative wealth for the health service. If the NHS is unable to achieve financial stability by the end of this year, those ahead look very bleak...
26 May 16Radical action is needed to tackle delays in discharging older patients from hospital and stop the costs adding further strain to the financial sustainability of both the NHS and local government,...
22 Jan 16The Public Accounts Committee has today criticised the Department of Health and NHS England for prevailing weaknesses and inconsistencies in diabetes services.
30 Jul 15The number of NHS trusts being reported to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt by auditors due to financial stress increased by more than 50% based on 2014/15 accounts, it has been revealed.
17 Jul 15Flagship government plans to implement a £72,000 cap on an individual’s lifetime care costs are to be delayed for four years due to spending reductions, it has been announced today.
6 Mar 15MPs have criticised persistent inequalities in local authorities’ public health funding and urged the Department of Health to move to address it.
24 Mar 14Doctors’ leaders have urged Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to reconsider his decision to not offer an annual pay increase to those NHS staff in line for higher wages through job progression
20 Nov 13The government's full response to the Francis inquiry report into Mid Staffs contains many welcome proposals. But squaring the quality and finance agendas is going to prove tough
