The first full week of campaigning saw the NHS remain at the top of the agenda, perhaps a close second to Brexit.
Labour has promised to increase health spending in England if elected, including boosts for resource, capital, training and public health budgets, in what it has dubbed an NHS rescue plan.
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Though it was a short week of official election campaigning – Parliament was dissolved on Wednesday 6 November – and despite calls for politicians to avoid weaponising the health service as a campaign issue, it didn’t take long for the NHS to come to the forefront.
NHS Resolution is tackling rising maternity negligence costs with schemes that promote safer care
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NHS England is trying to ensure financial sustainability while introducing online primary care services
While Brexit is likely to dominate debate in the run-up to the general election on 12 December, health and care will also feature heavily and the battle lines are already being drawn.
The HFMA has unveiled the shortlist for its eight National Healthcare Finance Awards, which showcase best practice in financial management and governance.
Trusts with good and improving financial performance will be handed rewards payments in 2020/21, NHS England and NHS Improvement announced, as they continued to flesh out the details of new financial and regulatory arrangements.
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