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22 Jan 19
NHS Wales spending on agency staff has risen 171% in the seven years to 2017-18, according to the auditor general.
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18 Jan 19
Westminster has “picked the pocket of the health service” in Scotland, after NHS funding granted under the Barnett formula was £55m lower than promised, according to a committee of MSPs.
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18 Jan 19
The appointment of a convicted fraudster to a top NHS role showed the health and social care regulator lacked “rigour” in regulating the choice of NHS directors, according to a watchdog.
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18 Jan 19
Growing waiting lists and budget deficits do not “paint a picture that is sustainable” for NHS finances, the National Audit Office has warned.
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17 Jan 19
Health groups have warned winter pressures are mounting on the NHS as official stats have shown a growth in the demand for emergency services.
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16 Jan 19
A no-deal Brexit would be a “real disaster” for the healthcare sector, MPs have heard.
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15 Jan 19
The government must step in as the NHS is currently failing young people with mental health problems, a group of MPs has said.
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14 Jan 19
The government has been accused of shunting its responsibility for tackling air pollution onto cash-strapped councils.
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11 Jan 19
The NHS 10-year plan only just scratches the surface of what is needed in health care, says the Health Foundation’s Anita Charlesworth.
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10 Jan 19
The number of public bodies in England failing to provide value for money is “unacceptably high” and increasing, the public spending watchdog has warned.
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9 Jan 19
The health secretary intends to publish the much-anticipated social care green paper before the end of the financial year, he told the Commons.
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9 Jan 19
The NHS Long Term Plan is welcome but without firm plans for social care funding many of its ambitions are unrealistic and unclear, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy.
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7 Jan 19
The NHS long-term plan is a “missed opportunity” to clarify the government’s plans on the future of adult social care, council leaders have said.
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4 Jan 19
The NHS is “not yet in the clear” this winter despite performing better than last year, a membership organisation has warned.
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3 Jan 19
CIPFA members Jon Thompson, chief executive of HMRC, and former NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey were among a host of public servants named in the Queen’s New Year Honours...
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2 Jan 19
Missed general practice appointments are costing the NHS £216m every year, according to figures from NHS England.
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21 Dec 18
This year was another missed opportunity for the government to fix the adult social care system - it can not duck this important issue in 2019, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult...
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21 Dec 18
Cutting public health grant will heap pressure on the NHS, councils leaders and a health think-tank have said.
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20 Dec 18
A £30,000 salary threshold for skilled workers coming to the UK after Brexit could have “severe implications” for health and social care, an umbrella-group has warned.
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19 Dec 18
The government must show more urgency in addressing regional health funding imbalances, MPs have warned.
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18 Dec 18
NHS commissioning needs a prolonged period of organisational stability after almost three decades of change, according to the UK’s spending watchdog.
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17 Dec 18
Charities have expressed disappointment over the government’s decision to delay the adult social care green paper once again.
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13 Dec 18
Tackling loneliness in older people could reduce strain on NHS services, data analysis by the Health Foundation has suggested.
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12 Dec 18
The Scottish finance secretary has announced a raft of funding increases for public services but warned priorities could change with no deal Brexit.
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5 Dec 18
A digitally enabled NHS promises to transform medical treatment and patient experience but needs a major cultural shift in procurement and commissioning, argues consultant Colin Cram.