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14 Sep 18
Facts and figures from the September 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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11 Sep 18
The NHS provider sector has plunged further into deficit while staffing problems have intensified, official figures have revealed.
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10 Sep 18
A major consultation to woo “undervalued” health and social care workers is to be unveiled today.
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10 Sep 18
The NHS must establish realistic long-term targets in order to rebuild public trust in the health service, a trade association has said.
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7 Sep 18
The NHS will be allocated £200m to expand its digital capabilities, the health secretary has announced.
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4 Sep 18
A huge amount of data is generated in the NHS. Using the expertise of data analysts to make sense of it could improve clinical care and how services are run, says the Health Foundation’s Adam...
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23 Aug 18
Hospitals, GPs and pharmacies have been assured they do not need to stockpile additional medicines in the event of a ‘no deal’ exit from the European Union.
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22 Aug 18
An improvement in the rate at which people ready to leave hospital are transferred into adult social care has saved the NHS £60m, according to sector leaders.
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20 Aug 18
Calls have been made for the government to give NHS staff clear guidance on complex health procurement rules to stop private sector providers suing clinical commission groups.
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9 Aug 18
There has been a significant fall in the number of NHS transfers delayed because of social care problems, statistics have revealed.
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3 Aug 18
Switching to cheaper NHS medicines does not impact the effectiveness of treatment, according to the agency responsible for overseeing health care providers.
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1 Aug 18
NHS providers racked up a deficit of just under £1bn in 2017-18. The King’s Fund’s Richard Murray looks at how much the prime minister’s 3.4% real-terms growth a year- announced in June - will go...
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30 Jul 18
Children of parents with mental health problems are more likely to use health services, Health Foundation research has found.
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25 Jul 18
A NHS England primary care contract with Capita has been branded a “shambles” by MPs who are demanding a change in the way health chiefs approach outsourcing.
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11 Jul 18
Day-to-day spending on public services will fall by 0.6% in real terms between 2020-21 and 2022-23, delegates at CIPFA’s annual conference heard this morning.
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9 Jul 18
Bed blocking because of a lack of social care availability is costing the NHS an “eye-watering” £550 per minute, according to research by a charity released today.
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9 Jul 18
Most of the NHS’ new £20bn a year will be spent on filling the financial gaps caused by eight years of austerity, a health group has warned today.
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6 Jul 18
Britain’s favourite national institution is 70 in July. Alison Moore looks at whether the PM’s promise of a £20bn birthday present is enough to secure its future.
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2 Jul 18
NHS pay systems are outdated, inflexible and “frequently unfair” and should be reformed to motivate staff to perform better, the Centre for Policy Studies has argued.
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2 Jul 18
Could lessons from chemistry help public service spending be more efficient? asks academic Anant Jani.
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25 Jun 18
NHS England chief financial officer Paul Baumann is to leave the role after six years.
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22 Jun 18
The government should set up a parliamentary inquiry to decide where to raise extra funds for health and social care, a think-tank has said.
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20 Jun 18
The social care green paper delay “caps off a disappointing few days” for the sector, social care leaders have said.
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18 Jun 18
The extra £20bn a year for the NHS is like “pouring water down a sink with no plug in” unless social care also receives a funding boost, council leaders and health groups have...
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13 Jun 18
The British public have shown “overwhelming” support to increase annual spending on health and social care over the next 15 years, according to a poll released today.