NHS accounts show the service already faced financial problems going into the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the boost provided by the NHS Long Term Plan. Amelia Chong, policy adviser for finances at NHS...
Commitment to future sustainability and transformation funding is crucial if we are to protect progress on clearing provider sector debts, says Tim Connolly of NHS Providers
Half of the financial leaders of NHS commissioning bodies who responded to a survey by a health charity have said spending commitments will have to be delayed or cancelled this year.
Hospital trusts will be able to earn increased autonomy under a new regulatory framework published by NHS Improvement, which could also see hospitals outwith the special measures regime receiving "...
The plan by national NHS bodies to get NHS finances back on track is welcome. But there is a danger it could give the impression that the problem is all down to financial management
What matters most to the NHS? That it gets its finances in order or that it hits performance targets? The shifting policy on fines shows system leaders can’t make up their minds
The next financial year is a “firebreak” year for the NHS in which it must get itself back into balance, the service’s finance managers have been told.
NHS providers recorded a deficit of £1.6bn in the first six months of the financial year, £358m worse than planned, due to significant challenges across the service, health watchdogs said...
