Mackey admits trust deficit cannot be cleared in 2017-18
The chief executive of NHS Improvement has admitted that a key financial target that was seen as “critical” to the … Read more
NHS spending
Private investors and councils key to capital investment, says Mackey
Limited access to capital funding means the NHS will need to design more funding schemes that are “off balance sheet”, … Read more
Naylor review: NHS needs £10bn increase in capital funding
An increase of at least £10bn in capital funding is required to deliver proposals in sustainability and transformation plans and … Read more
NHS ‘waving white flag’ as it axes 18-week waiting time operation target
Patients will face longer delays for operations after the NHS decided to shelve one of its most important waiting time … Read more
Extended NHS obligations in 2017-18 mandate ‘well beyond reach’
The continued drive towards a seven-day NHS was confirmed by the Department for Health (DH) in its mandate to the … Read more
Mission Impossible? The task for NHS Providers in 2017/2018
The 2017 Budget on 8 March confirmed that, while there was extra money for social care and a small amount … Read more
HSJ Exclusive: Trusts rejected ‘irresponsible’ savings targets of up to 10pc
Providers that rejected their financial targets for next year had been tasked with delivering efficiency savings three times higher than … Read more
BMA: Government must come clean about ‘cheap tricks’ on STP funding
The government has employed “cheap tricks” to mask its real intentions for sustainability and transformation plan (STP) funding, the British … Read more
Millions in taxpayers’ money spent on private consultants to plan NHS cuts
The country’s biggest accountancy firms have made at least £17.6m to date helping the NHS draw up plans that will … Read more
Full £800m NHS ‘priorities’ fund to offset trust deficits
About £800m of funding that was intended for mental health, community and primary care will instead be used to ensure … Read more