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Department meets key financial targets

by Steve Brown

16 July 2019

The Department of Health and Social Care contained resources within all budgets set by Parliament, the Department’s accounts for 2018/19 have confirmed.

HFMA honours key supporters

by Seamus Ward

11 July 2019

The HFMA honoured some of its members who have made a significant contribution to the association at its key supporter dinner in London last night.

FDs believe financial targets will be missed

by Seamus Ward

08 July 2019

Around eight in 10 provider finance directors expect the sector to miss financial targets set out in the NHS long-term plan, according to the King’s Fund.

Summer conference: Kelly sets out five challenges

by Seamus Ward

05 July 2019

NHS England and NHS Improvement chief financial officer Julian Kelly has outlined five challenges the NHS faces – resetting 2019/20 capital; starting medium-term financial planning; putting together the case for funding not covered by the five-year financial settlement; creating a financial framework to encourage collaboration; and making the most of the finance function.

Summer conference: digital aid to improve care

by Seamus Ward

04 July 2019

NHS Digital must focus on supporting clinicians and facilitating better care for patients, according to the body’s finance director Pete Thomas.

Summer conference: capital decision necessary

by Seamus Ward

04 July 2019

The recent request for the NHS to cut capital spending plans by 20% is necessary to ensure patient services are not affected in some trusts, Julian Kelly told the HFMA summer conference.

Summer conference: prevention culture change needed

by Seamus Ward

04 July 2019

Spending on ill health prevention and early intervention should be seen as an investment in the population’s health and not a way of making savings in the long-term, according to Gregor Henderson, national lead for wellbeing and mental health at Public Health England (PHE).

Summer conference: PCNs on a journey

by Seamus Ward

04 July 2019

The development of primary care networks (PCNs) will be a journey and they have passed only the first milestone, the conference was told.

Summer conference: mental health spending community focus

by Seamus Ward

04 July 2019

Community mental health services will receive the ‘biggest chunk’ of the £2.3bn additional funding given to mental healthcare as part of the long-term plan, Tim Kendall, national clinical director for mental health at NHS England and NHS Improvement, told the HFMA summer conference.

Summer conference: bridge the gap to new system

by Seamus Ward

03 July 2019

Health and care must build a bridge between the current landscape and the new world of truly integrated system working, according to King’s Fund chief analyst Siva Anandaciva.