Panel decision means IVF funding will be cut in CCG.
Full story at HSJ 26 March 2018 The Independent Reconfiguration Panel will not carry out a full review of a … Read more
NHS spending
To improve efficiency, halt the use of consultancies
Full Story in HSJ 20 March 2018 Management consultants are more likely to generate inefficiency, hence spending less on management … Read more
Department of Health sets up company to oversee £2bn savings drive
Full story in The HSJ, 16 March 2018 The Department of Health and Social Care has established a subsidiary company … Read more
Capital squeeze ‘comes home to roost’ as fire and IT risks heighten
Full Story in HSJ 15 March 2018 NHS trusts have been forced to rein in plans for “essential” maintenance and … Read more
McKinsey paid £500,000 by NHS Improvement to advise on ‘purpose and model’
Full Story in HSJ 12 March 2018 NHS Improvement is paying McKinsey £500,000 to help clarify its purpose and work … Read more
Top homeless mental health team funding slashed by NHS
Full Story in The Guardian 10 March 2018 NHS bosses are under fire for cutting back a team of doctors … Read more
Exclusive: NHS England mulls specialised services payment overhaul
NHS England is considering a radical overhaul of the way specialised mental health services are paid for including a greater … Read more
£48 million overspend in Cambridgeshire NHS budget revealed
Winter pressures on NHS services in Cambridgeshire have sent local spending spiralling nearly £50 million over budget. Local health bosses … Read more
‘Vulnerable patients’ face ongoing caps to care funding
Commissioners have been allowed to continue applying cost caps to the more than £3bn of NHS Continuing Healthcare claims as … Read more
NHS England treats too many patients as an emergency, watchdog warns
Hospitals in England are admitting so many patients as medical emergencies that the NHS’s finances and ability to function are … Read more