NHS England has missed the government’s vaccination targets for a fifth consecutive year despite funding of £145m in 2018-19, the spending watchdog 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.
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.
Health services across Scotland face “significant financial challenges”, with the integration of health and social care adding further complexity, according to analysis.
