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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.
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12 Jan 21
Covid-19 has hastened reforms to NHS funding, but governance risks exist in areas of the country lacking mature relationships between health partners and councils, says Patrick Garratt, senior policy...
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8 Jan 21
Increased funding for the NHS and Department of Health & Social Care is welcome, but is not enough to cover the impact of Covid-19 or transformation plans, explains NHS Providers policy adviser...
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16 Dec 20
NHS trusts need clarity on major changes to the funding framework being introduced next financial year, according to Amelia Chong.
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15 Dec 20
At the end of a traumatic year, PF asks local government figures whether government has done enough to shield the sector from the financial impact of Covid-19.
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11 Dec 20
The NHS Test and Trace Service is expected to cost £22bn this year, despite struggling to meet targets on testing and contracting tracing, the National Audit Office has said.
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4 Dec 20
NHS Tayside’s high running costs remain a risk, although the health board has improved its financial management, the Scottish spending watchdog has said.
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25 Nov 20
The UK government has spent an additional £10bn on personal protective equipment this year, as a result of “inadequate stockpiling”, according to the National Audit Office.
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18 Nov 20
The government failed to meet standards of transparency on its emergency Covid-19 procurement, according to an investigation by the National Audit Office.
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3 Nov 20
The ongoing pandemic disruption combined with Brexit could overwhelm local authorities and devolved administrations, according to the Institute for Government.
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2 Nov 20
The monthly financial impact of Covid-19 on councils in England has fallen below £1bn for the first time since the start of the crisis, running at 60% of the £1.5bn peaks in April and May.
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2 Nov 20
The upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review must allocate funding to address record public service backlogs, CIPFA and the Institute for Government have warned.
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19 Oct 20
The NHS will need to continue to derive value from costly infrastructure investments made during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers.
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5 Oct 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a £3.7bn funding package to help with the building and regeneration of 40 hospitals.
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28 Sep 20
Long-term funding settlements are needed for local government, NHS and social care services CIPFA has warned.
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7 Sep 20
Annual spending on adult social care in England, based on a spend-per-person basis, is currently £600m lower than in 2010, according to a report by the TUC.
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3 Sep 20
The government has announced £500m of funding for community-wide Covid-19 testing pilots, in a bid to explore the benefits of repeatedly testing people.
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2 Sep 20
“Poor decisions” made by the government during its initial Covid-19 response were a result of a lack of long-term strategy and poor use of evidence, a think-tank has claimed.
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24 Aug 20
Fraudsters have looked to exploit the current pandemic. Public sector bodies need to raise their game and learn from others, says Welsh auditor general Adrian Crompton.
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20 Aug 20
Michael Brodie, chair of CIPFA’s Health and Social Care Board has been appointed as interim chief executive of Public Health England, as the government launches the National Institute for Health...
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19 Aug 20
NHS leader’s have called on prime minister Boris Johnson to honour his promise to fix the social care sector and put the service on a sustainable footing.
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18 Aug 20
The NHS is set to spend up to £10bn on outsourcing outpatients care and treatments, in a bid to reduce waiting times impacted by Covid-19.
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14 Aug 20
A care leader has voiced disappointment that a government pledge of £300m to help the NHS prepare for winter has not been matched by similar funding for care homes.
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11 Aug 20
Council health departments must be properly funded to make a new localised approach to Covid-19 test and tracing work effectively, according to the body representing directors of public health.
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.
12 Jan 21Covid-19 has hastened reforms to NHS funding, but governance risks exist in areas of the country lacking mature relationships between health partners and councils, says Patrick Garratt, senior policy...
8 Jan 21Increased funding for the NHS and Department of Health & Social Care is welcome, but is not enough to cover the impact of Covid-19 or transformation plans, explains NHS Providers policy adviser...
16 Dec 20NHS trusts need clarity on major changes to the funding framework being introduced next financial year, according to Amelia Chong.
15 Dec 20At the end of a traumatic year, PF asks local government figures whether government has done enough to shield the sector from the financial impact of Covid-19.
4 Dec 20NHS Tayside’s high running costs remain a risk, although the health board has improved its financial management, the Scottish spending watchdog has said.
25 Nov 20The UK government has spent an additional £10bn on personal protective equipment this year, as a result of “inadequate stockpiling”, according to the National Audit Office.
3 Nov 20The ongoing pandemic disruption combined with Brexit could overwhelm local authorities and devolved administrations, according to the Institute for Government.
2 Nov 20The monthly financial impact of Covid-19 on councils in England has fallen below £1bn for the first time since the start of the crisis, running at 60% of the £1.5bn peaks in April and May.
2 Nov 20The upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review must allocate funding to address record public service backlogs, CIPFA and the Institute for Government have warned.
19 Oct 20The NHS will need to continue to derive value from costly infrastructure investments made during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers.
5 Oct 20Prime minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a £3.7bn funding package to help with the building and regeneration of 40 hospitals.
7 Sep 20Annual spending on adult social care in England, based on a spend-per-person basis, is currently £600m lower than in 2010, according to a report by the TUC.
24 Aug 20Fraudsters have looked to exploit the current pandemic. Public sector bodies need to raise their game and learn from others, says Welsh auditor general Adrian Crompton.
18 Aug 20The NHS is set to spend up to £10bn on outsourcing outpatients care and treatments, in a bid to reduce waiting times impacted by Covid-19.
