In a week in which tighter social restrictions were imposed on the country – and the news that these could remain in place for six months – there has been a focus on exactly how quickly Covid-19 is spreading and continuing intense scrutiny of the testing and contact tracing programme.
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The NHS in England has opened a consultation on the future of the finance function and urged all 16,000 finance staff to get involved.
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NHS Wales must retain the positives in its response to Covid-19 to help maintain services and meet the ambitions of A healthier Wales, according to Andrew Goodall, director general for health and social services and NHS Wales chief executive.
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The government has promised to increase nurse numbers, but it does not have a detailed understanding of NHS nursing needs, the Commons Public Accounts Committee said today.
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The HFMA has called for this year’s comprehensive spending review to set out a new five-year settlement for health and social care with funding that takes account of the extra pressures created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Prime minister Boris Johnson finally admitted that the Covid-19 testing programme ‘has huge problems’ after further accusations of a system in chaos and reports of a significant backlog of unprocessed tests at laboratories.
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NHS England and NHS Improvement have given further details of the financial arrangements for the rest of 2020/21, including how system-level funding envelopes have been calculated.
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The NHS has welcomed the announcement of the system financial envelopes for the remainder of the financial year, but there are concerns about the levels of funding, a potential second wave of Covid-19 and the ability to hit service restoration targets.
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The Department of Health and Social Care has announced funding and additional measures to help emergency departments and care providers over the winter months.
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The week has been dominated by the tightening of socialising rules – and the new rule of six – on the back of rising infection levels.
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