Social care spending still £600m lower than ten years ago
An analysis published today by the TUC of annual adult social care spending in England has found that spending is … Read more
Funding
NHS needs more cash for ‘winter risk’
NHS leaders are calling for the funding settlement unveiled by Theresa May to be drastically renegotiated in the light of … Read more
Marches for fair pay for nurses and other NHS staff
NHS workers have marched in their thousands across the UK calling for fair pay for NHS staff and true recognition … Read more
NHS in talks with government over covid cash amid multibillion ‘overspend’
A recent NHS England finance report seen by HSJ says the organisation is still in discussions with the government over … Read more
Sizing-up Johnson’s builder credentials
There will be £1.5bn extra this year for NHS building and maintenance projects, according to Boris Johnson, in his speech … Read more
NHS chiefs in standoff with Treasury over emergency £10bn
The Observer reports that negotiations over extra money for the NHS have hit an impasse, with both sides nowhere near … Read more
CCGs deficits revealed, prompting fears of a fresh financial squeeze
As the remaining 135 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) throughout England begin to hold virtual meetings in public and publish Governing Body papers … Read more
Austerity blamed for life expectancy stalling for first time in a century
Life expectancy has stalled for the first time in a century and has even reversed for some of the most … Read more
Patients and staff at risk in mental health wards
NHS hospitals unable to carry out urgent repairs or upgrade facilities are putting patient safety at risk, according to NHS Providers. … Read more
Government’s NHS funding pledge ‘less generous than first appears’
Health Foundation anaylsis reveals that improving NHS standards will require £6 billion more funding than the Government is currently committed … Read more