The NHS in England must address quickly its performance against targets to prevent the suffering for thousands of patients, according to the NHS Confederation.
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Clinical commissioning groups are likely to end the financial year with an aggregate overspend of between £300m and £400m, according to NHS England board papers.
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The Department of Health and Social Care has announced the first allocation of additional capital funding that was unveiled in November’s Budget.
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Prime minister Theresa May has promised to bring forward before the end of this year a long-term funding and strategic plan that will build on the NHS Five-year forward view.
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NHS England and NHS Improvement have announced steps to bring the two organisations closer together.
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A group of cross-party MPs has urged prime minister Theresa May to set up a Parliamentary commission on the future of health and social care.
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The rising volume of emergency admissions is a serious challenge to the financial position of the NHS, according to the National Audit Office.
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An estimated £31m would be needed in the current financial year to ensure health and social care services in Northern Ireland meet waiting time commitments.
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The increase in NHS providers’ forecast deficit for 2017/18 has been met with demands for more realistic financial targets and repeated calls for a long-term funding settlement for health and social care.
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The NHS Confederation has called for lawyers’ fees in clinical negligence cases to be fixed after the government announced a working group would examine the issue.
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Conflicts of interest in the NHS: a short practical guide
26 April 2018
Briefing
NHS efficiency map
25 April 2018
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QSIR Practitioner programme – Day 2
02 May 2018
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SC & SW Branch & FSD - Developing Talent Conference
10 May 2018
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Unlocking potential of all
25 April 2018
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Ethically speaking
20 April 2018
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