Extra funding for adult social care announced in today’s Budget is no more than a ‘sticking plaster’, according to NHS Confederation chief executive Niall Dickson.
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The national tariff for 2019/20 will be set for one year, according to proposals from NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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The long-term plan for the NHS in England can produce a sustainable, transformed service, but this will require fresh thinking on efficiency savings, NHS Providers said.
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Two Scottish health boards are unlikely to balance their budgets by 2020/21, according to reports from Audit Scotland.
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An extra £240m for social care this winter is helpful, but it is no more than a ‘temporary and partial fix’, according to the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS).
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Providers need to address an underlying deficit of up to £4.3bn if the NHS is to achieve financial sustainability, according to figures released by NHS Improvement.
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Labour has called on the government to find more capital funding for the NHS, claiming trusts have been forced into a fire sale of valuable property to plug gaps in finances.
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The NHS must be freed from a debilitating cycle of missed performance and financial targets, according to trusts’ representative body NHS Providers.
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Trusts face significant difficulties in recruiting and retaining senior leaders because of the NHS blame culture and a ‘near toxic’ mix of organisational pressures, according to new analysis.
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The amount owed by trusts in short-term loans increased by more than 50% by the end of 2017/18 compared with the previous year.
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