Steve Brown
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Last week’s Northern Ireland budget for 2024/25 leaves health and care services facing a cut in funding, according to the country’s health minister.
The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed a Budget for 2024/25 with no department receiving the level of funding it bid for.
Hospice leaders have called for a new palliative care funding model that includes more government funding to support their core costs.
Better measurement is a key part of NHS England’s draft productivity improvement plan, according to NHS England’s efficiency director May Li.
NHS managers need to be given more freedom to make local decisions and avoid a simple culture of compliance, MPs were told this week.
NHS England has published a three-year plan to drive up the quality of community services data and is considering introducing financial incentives.