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11 Jun 21
Government at a local and national level needs to get to grips with the expiry of PFI contracts, says Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier.
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1 Jun 21
Covid-19 led to UK healthcare spending reaching £269bn in 2020, a fifth higher than the previous year’s figure, according to Office for National Statistics data.
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20 May 21
With change afoot for integrated health systems, Jonathan Webb, lead director of finance for West Yorkshire and Harrogate’s partnership, explains the recipe for creating successful working.
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19 May 21
The health service and local government both need long-term financial sustainability if the government is to successfully respond to the next national emergency, the National Audit Office has...
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14 May 21
Changes proposed under the government’s Health and Social Care White Paper could be “destabilised” without fully funded reforms of the social care sector, MPs have warned.
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11 May 21
A government review of a hospital private finance initiative could lead to a termination of contract, according to rating’s agency Moody’s.
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10 May 21
The government needs to commit £102bn of additional NHS and social care funding over the next decade to improve health equality post-Covid-19, medical experts have said.
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30 Apr 21
Education and health outcomes in devolved nations are often worse than in England despite larger budgets, a think-tank report has claimed.
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28 Apr 21
Next month’s Queen’s Speech must outline reforms to the social care market as well as a funding solution, says Camille Oung, researcher at health care think tank Nuffield Trust.
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22 Apr 21
Emergency coronavirus contracts totalling £3.7bn raised “red flags” meriting further investigation, according to advocacy group Transparency International.
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20 Apr 21
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked record collaboration between the NHS, social care providers and local government, a senior civil servant said this week.
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19 Apr 21
Local authorities and providers lack a unifying vision for adult social care services, leading to an antagonistic relationship, according to a report.
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7 Apr 21
As many 100 councils in England will see a public health funding freeze year-on-year in 2021-22, according to analysis from the House of Commons Library.
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19 Mar 21
Adult social care services will receive £341m to continue to keep vulnerable people safe from Covid-19 even as restrictions begin to ease and the vaccine rollout continues.
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19 Mar 21
The UK government’s health and social care white paper promises radical reforms. But who will check they meet the aim of delivering better value for money?
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10 Mar 21
Councils’ ability to handle Covid-19 test and trace responsibilities have been hampered by a lack of clarity on funding levels, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
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24 Feb 21
Issues with external audit are not confined to local government – the NHS system is also not working, says Emma Knowles, director of policy and research at the Healthcare Financial Management...
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18 Feb 21
North East public finance professional Peter Smith has died aged 84, following a long career in local government and the NHS.
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11 Feb 21
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a white paper promising significant reforms to the structure of the NHS. PF rounds up the sector’s responses.
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10 Feb 21
Government plans to procure personal protective equipment before Covid-19 were inadequate, leading to hundreds of millions of pounds being wasted on PPE not fit for purpose, according to a group of...
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10 Feb 21
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...
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8 Feb 21
The government is considering an overhaul of the healthcare system which would put partnerships between councils and the NHS onto a statutory footing, a leaked document reveals.
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29 Jan 21
The Department for Health and Social Care misstated £2.2bn of loans in its 2019-20 accounts, according to the head of the National Audit Office.
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29 Jan 21
The UK’s death toll from Covid-19 this week reached 100,000. The grim milestone is a legacy of underfunding for health and care services, says Anita Charlesworth, director of research and REAL Centre...
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18 Jan 21
Councils in England are set to receive an additional £120m in adult social care funding from central government to help boost staffing levels in care homes.
11 Jun 21Government at a local and national level needs to get to grips with the expiry of PFI contracts, says Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier.
1 Jun 21Covid-19 led to UK healthcare spending reaching £269bn in 2020, a fifth higher than the previous year’s figure, according to Office for National Statistics data.
20 May 21With change afoot for integrated health systems, Jonathan Webb, lead director of finance for West Yorkshire and Harrogate’s partnership, explains the recipe for creating successful working.
19 May 21The health service and local government both need long-term financial sustainability if the government is to successfully respond to the next national emergency, the National Audit Office has...
14 May 21Changes proposed under the government’s Health and Social Care White Paper could be “destabilised” without fully funded reforms of the social care sector, MPs have warned.
11 May 21A government review of a hospital private finance initiative could lead to a termination of contract, according to rating’s agency Moody’s.
10 May 21The government needs to commit £102bn of additional NHS and social care funding over the next decade to improve health equality post-Covid-19, medical experts have said.
30 Apr 21Education and health outcomes in devolved nations are often worse than in England despite larger budgets, a think-tank report has claimed.
28 Apr 21Next month’s Queen’s Speech must outline reforms to the social care market as well as a funding solution, says Camille Oung, researcher at health care think tank Nuffield Trust.
22 Apr 21Emergency coronavirus contracts totalling £3.7bn raised “red flags” meriting further investigation, according to advocacy group Transparency International.
20 Apr 21The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked record collaboration between the NHS, social care providers and local government, a senior civil servant said this week.
19 Apr 21Local authorities and providers lack a unifying vision for adult social care services, leading to an antagonistic relationship, according to a report.
19 Mar 21The UK government’s health and social care white paper promises radical reforms. But who will check they meet the aim of delivering better value for money?
10 Mar 21Councils’ ability to handle Covid-19 test and trace responsibilities have been hampered by a lack of clarity on funding levels, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
24 Feb 21Issues with external audit are not confined to local government – the NHS system is also not working, says Emma Knowles, director of policy and research at the Healthcare Financial Management...
18 Feb 21North East public finance professional Peter Smith has died aged 84, following a long career in local government and the NHS.
10 Feb 21Government plans to procure personal protective equipment before Covid-19 were inadequate, leading to hundreds of millions of pounds being wasted on PPE not fit for purpose, according to a group of...
10 Feb 21NHS 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...
8 Feb 21The government is considering an overhaul of the healthcare system which would put partnerships between councils and the NHS onto a statutory footing, a leaked document reveals.
29 Jan 21The UK’s death toll from Covid-19 this week reached 100,000. The grim milestone is a legacy of underfunding for health and care services, says Anita Charlesworth, director of research and REAL Centre...
18 Jan 21Councils in England are set to receive an additional £120m in adult social care funding from central government to help boost staffing levels in care homes.
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