Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust received final approval for its outline business case after showing increased use of modern methods of construction
Limiting capital spend inhibits systems’ opportunities to improve productivity
The introduction of a new NHS accounting system has been delayed to ensure a ‘safe transition’.
Analysis of how costs are consumed by patients across all sectors – creating a whole patient picture – can lead to a smarter allocation of resource.
The autumn statement was described as a ‘missed opportunity’ to improve NHS funding.
Local health boards in Wales have been allocated an extra £460m to help them meet ‘the most challenging financial pressure in recent history’.
By the time you read, this we will be on the verge of the biggest NHS finance event of the year, which of course is the HFMA annual conference.
The government wants to standardise the design and build of new hospitals with the aim of increasing consistency and saving money and time.
NHS capital budgets will need to nearly double over the three years of the next spending review to clear the building repairs backlog.
The government’s new hospital programme (NHP) has delivered slower progress and higher costs than expected.