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
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
Money earmarked for mental health diverted to balance NHS books
Ministers have been accused of breaking their promises on mental health after £800m earmarked to improve services was diverted to … Read more
BMA calls for extra £10bn a year for NHS in Hammond’s budget
The British Medical Association has urged the government to increase health spending by £10bn a year to bring funding into … Read more
Chancellor’s budget to build up Brexit reserves, not tackle NHS crisis
Phillip Hammond is expected to use Wednesday’s budget to announce that tax revenues will be used to build up a … Read more
NHS trusts post ‘unsustainable’ £886m third-quarter deficit
NHS trusts in England posted a deficit of £886m at the end of the third quarter, £300m more than the … Read more
Turnaround consultants heading to more struggling trusts
NHS Improvement said the first wave of its financial improvement programme, in which consultancy firms were paid £25m to work … Read more
NHS chief admits trusts will miss financial target
An NHS chief has admitted for the first time hospital trusts will miss their financial target this year as forecasts … Read more
Another blow to STPs as current plans require £10bn of fresh funding
The majority of the 44 STP footprints are expecting to require new capital funding in order to finance the projects … Read more