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5 Apr 19
Social care professionals have expressed disappointment after the publication of a green paper has been delayed again.
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3 Apr 19
Delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan is threatened by a “worrying level of disparity” in the financial performance of local health bodies, MPs have warned.
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3 Apr 19
The health service needs resources allocated in the right places, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy.
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3 Apr 19
Can an integrated approach to how NHS organisations work – both with each other and local authorities – help it to better manage income and demand for services? Alison Moore reports.
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29 Mar 19
NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services employed a little psychology to develop an award-winning anti-fraud system, Simone Rensch explains.
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28 Mar 19
More than 200,000 nurses have quit the NHS since 2010, according to research by the Labour Party.
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22 Mar 19
Tackling NHS workforce shortages in England will require £900m a year until 2023-24, think-tanks have said.
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22 Mar 19
Improving NHS waiting time performance requires “significant investment”, the public spending watchdog has said.
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12 Mar 19
Redundancy packages for senior public sector workers are likely to be capped at £95,000, as the government seeks to implement the policy passed into law in the 2016 Enterprise Act.
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11 Mar 19
Bodies commissioning health services must improve their performance as they start to cover wider areas as part of the NHS ten-year plan, a group of MPs has said.
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11 Mar 19
Health minister Nicola Blackwood has announced up to £56m of funding for research into climate change, calling it “one of the biggest challenges” facing public health.
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8 Mar 19
Lack of investment in NHS infrastructure risks the quality of patient care, a health think-tank has said.
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4 Mar 19
As well as eyewateringly fast speeds, 5G could revolutionise healthcare and cut billions off council costs, writes John Thornton.
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4 Mar 19
Mental health funding cuts and a fragmented service provision are piling the pressure on public services. Kim Thomas reports.
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1 Mar 19
NHS England wants to scrap “overly rigid” procurement laws, which it says can slow up the delivery of services.
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28 Feb 19
The Treasury could use the Spending Review to ensure public money is spent as efficiently as possible, says consultant Clive Sparrow.
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26 Feb 19
Communities will be “at the heart” of the government’s prevention green paper, the health secretary has said.
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21 Feb 19
NHS staff should be prioritised for mental health support and treatment, according to proposals backed by health secretary Matt Hancock.
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21 Feb 19
Local authority spending on unaccompanied asylum seeker children has doubled over the four years, analysis of government figures has revealed.
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20 Feb 19
Health and social care will best be integrated when there is a joint understanding of finance and governance across organisational boundaries, says CIPFA’s Eleanor Roy and HFMA’s Emma Knowles.
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15 Feb 19
The wellbeing of people can have a significant effect on public services, argues the Resolution Foundation’s George Bangham.
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15 Feb 19
The UK has donated £6.5m to deliver medicines and clean water to people affected by the crisis in Venezuela.
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12 Feb 19
A “Herculean effort” is needed to ensure the NHS fully benefits from digital advancements in the future, a charity has said.
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12 Feb 19
Key ambitions for the NHS long-term plan are under threat because of chronic workforce shortages, a health think-tank has warned.
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11 Feb 19
Public services face years more of austerity unless the chancellor hands out billions of extra pounds at the Spending Review, an economic think-tank has warned.