The savings identified in the three-year financial plans submitted by Scottish health boards in 2023/24 will not be sufficient for them to break even.
The March 2024 issue of the HFMA's Healthcare Finance magazine.
Northern Ireland health minister Robin Swann used a keynote speech to the Royal College of General Practitioners (NI) to warn of an ‘extremely difficult and worsening’ financial position for health and social care services in the country.
Trust leaders set out five priorities for the next government in a report released by NHS Providers.
Audit Scotland has called for a clear national strategy for health and social care to address pressures on services.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has published its report on the key budgetary and public service issues for the Scottish government for 2024/25 and beyond.
Systems receiving funding to cover planned deficits in 2023/24 will still be treated as if they have overspent and funding will be repayable.
A delegate-led day tackling specific technical costing challenges and discussing some of the practicalities of implementing the costing standards.
Integrated care systems will be overspent by £1bn against plan, according to their month 9 figures for the forecast outturn.
What issues need to be addressed in this year's planning round to enable the NHS to deliver the best possible service and financial performance?