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The NHS will have the funds to pay for government plans to make more drugs available on the NHS, according to the pharmaceutical industry.
Foundation trusts have proven strengths but there must be a full and independent evaluation of their impact on the NHS, according to the House of Commons health committee.
Six finance directors have been shortlisted for this year’s HFMA Finance Director of the Year Award. The winner will be announced at a gala dinner and awards ceremony at this year’s HFMA annual conference in December.
Revised guidance has been issued by the Department of Health on the treatment of pre-operative assessments under payment by results after concerns were raised over contradictions in earlier advice.
Health unions have insisted that the UK health departments reopen negotiations on next year’s pay rises in order to avoid a recruitment and retention crisis.
Finance directors in Wales are predicting they will need to make 5% efficiency savings in 2009/10 despite a seemingly generous headline increase on the current health and social services budget.
The Department of Health is seeking clarification on the valuation basis and discount rates to use when accounting for private finance initiative (PFI) assets under international financial reporting standards (IFRS) as it seeks to produce final guidance for the NHS before the end of the year.
The NHS may have been cushioned from the direct impact of the recent banking crisis and City turmoil, but ripple effects are being felt. Steve Brown reports
Savings in pharmaceutical expenditure, more out of hospital care and improved productivity will deliver the bulk of the £344m efficiency savings required by Northern Ireland’s health and social care services over the next three years, health minister Michael McGimpsey has said
NHS finance managers have warned that the delays in publishing next year’s contracting rules, tariff and primary care trust allocations are undermining their ability to plan for 2009/10 and beyond, writes Steve Brown.