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17 Nov 15
The government’s devolution plans look set to have far-reaching consequences for health service provision.
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12 Nov 15
Cuts to mental health funding have prompted a “leap in the dark” on patient care as trusts implement untested reforms, the King’s Fund said.
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10 Nov 15
Former health secretary Stephen Dorrell has called for social care and public health funding to be protected in the forthcoming Spending Review, saying to cut these budgets while increasing NHS...
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5 Nov 15
Junior doctors in England are to be balloted on strike action after the British Medical Association said a pay offer by health secretary Jeremy Hunt intended to end the dispute over a new contract...
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2 Nov 15
Waiting times in the NHS are continuing to deteriorate and are unlikely to improve amid financial pressures in the health service, an analysis by the Nuffield Trust and The Health Foundation has...
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23 Oct 15
Integration of health and social care will require significant additional upfront funding to be successful, and the reform is not likely to lead to savings in the short-term, an analysis by CIPFA has...
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22 Oct 15
Health spending may be protected, but that doesn’t mean the NHS will have it easy in the upcoming Spending Review.
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22 Oct 15
Cuts to social care budgets in local government are putting extra pressure on NHS services, according to over 80% of heath service finance directors who responded to a King’s Fund poll.
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21 Oct 15
Progress in improving NHS diabetes care in England has stalled, a National Audit Office review has found.
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20 Oct 15
Everyone in healthcare needs to understand finance, and finance staff need to know about clinical issues. The NHS Future-Focused Finance programme is bringing them together
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15 Oct 15
The level of poor care across hospitals, care homes and GP services in England is “unacceptable”, the sector watchdog has said.
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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 chief executive of NHS England has said the service should “call time” on the foundation trust pipeline, saying “we are frankly kidding ourselves” in believing trusts could ever meet the...
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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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9 Oct 15
Higher-than-expected staff costs have led to NHS providers running a deficit of £930m in the first three months of 2015/16, £163m more than forecast, figures released by watchdogs have...
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8 Oct 15
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has insisted that the government has no plans to cut the overall pay bill for junior doctors under the terms of a new contract he is looking to negotiate with the British...
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7 Oct 15
There needs to be a cultural shift in how the NHS is run in order to ensure it is focused on patients, health secretary Jeremy Hunt told the Conservative conference.
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6 Oct 15
Jim Mackey, chief executive of Northumbria Healthcare, has been appointed to head up the new NHS provider regulator, NHS Improvement.
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6 Oct 15
Scotland’s health boards may be diverting money from important clinical priorities in order to avoid marginal shortfalls in Scottish Government performance targets, according to a report...
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30 Sep 15
Greater use of technology can improve recovery rates for stroke patients, while reducing costs for healthcare providers
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22 Sep 15
Poor communication, substandard treatment and diagnostic errors remain the top three reasons for hospital complaints investigated by the health services ombudsman in 2014/15.
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9 Sep 15
The Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill is moving quickly through parliament, but its implications for the NHS remain unclear. These are some of the key issues that need to be considered.
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3 Sep 15
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has set a target for all patients to able to access their GP records online within a year as part of a further expansion of the use of technology in the NHS.
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1 Sep 15
The NHS Trust Development Authority and Monitor have issued new rules to reduce the amount the health service spends on agency staff.
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23 Aug 15
Facts and figures from the July/August of Public Finance, focusing on voter concerns, upcoming cuts, deflation and GDP
17 Nov 15The government’s devolution plans look set to have far-reaching consequences for health service provision.
12 Nov 15Cuts to mental health funding have prompted a “leap in the dark” on patient care as trusts implement untested reforms, the King’s Fund said.
10 Nov 15Former health secretary Stephen Dorrell has called for social care and public health funding to be protected in the forthcoming Spending Review, saying to cut these budgets while increasing NHS...
5 Nov 15Junior doctors in England are to be balloted on strike action after the British Medical Association said a pay offer by health secretary Jeremy Hunt intended to end the dispute over a new contract...
2 Nov 15Waiting times in the NHS are continuing to deteriorate and are unlikely to improve amid financial pressures in the health service, an analysis by the Nuffield Trust and The Health Foundation has...
23 Oct 15Integration of health and social care will require significant additional upfront funding to be successful, and the reform is not likely to lead to savings in the short-term, an analysis by CIPFA has...
22 Oct 15Health spending may be protected, but that doesn’t mean the NHS will have it easy in the upcoming Spending Review.
22 Oct 15Cuts to social care budgets in local government are putting extra pressure on NHS services, according to over 80% of heath service finance directors who responded to a King’s Fund poll.
21 Oct 15Progress in improving NHS diabetes care in England has stalled, a National Audit Office review has found.
20 Oct 15Everyone in healthcare needs to understand finance, and finance staff need to know about clinical issues. The NHS Future-Focused Finance programme is bringing them together
15 Oct 15The level of poor care across hospitals, care homes and GP services in England is “unacceptable”, the sector watchdog has said.
15 Oct 15Manchester’s devolution deal might not be easily replicable around the country, a former Department of Health chief has warned.
13 Oct 15The chief executive of NHS England has said the service should “call time” on the foundation trust pipeline, saying “we are frankly kidding ourselves” in believing trusts could ever meet the...
13 Oct 15The 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.
9 Oct 15Higher-than-expected staff costs have led to NHS providers running a deficit of £930m in the first three months of 2015/16, £163m more than forecast, figures released by watchdogs have...
8 Oct 15Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has insisted that the government has no plans to cut the overall pay bill for junior doctors under the terms of a new contract he is looking to negotiate with the British...
7 Oct 15There needs to be a cultural shift in how the NHS is run in order to ensure it is focused on patients, health secretary Jeremy Hunt told the Conservative conference.
6 Oct 15Jim Mackey, chief executive of Northumbria Healthcare, has been appointed to head up the new NHS provider regulator, NHS Improvement.
6 Oct 15Scotland’s health boards may be diverting money from important clinical priorities in order to avoid marginal shortfalls in Scottish Government performance targets, according to a report...
30 Sep 15Greater use of technology can improve recovery rates for stroke patients, while reducing costs for healthcare providers
23 Aug 15Facts and figures from the July/August of Public Finance, focusing on voter concerns, upcoming cuts, deflation and GDP
