NHS Finance

First NHS trusts introduce NHS SBS’ The Edge4Health

16.01.20: A major new procurement platform developed by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), The Edge4Health, is being adopted by NHS trust staff across the UK for the first time. The cloud-based, consumer-style marketplace is aimed at delivering...

NHS Supply Chain appoint new CFO for SCCL management function

09.12.19: NHS Supply Chain have announced the appointment of Colin McCready as chief financial officer of Supply Chain Coordination Limited (SCCL), the organisation’s management function. Mr McCready will also be appointed as a company dir...

NHS to pay tax bills of doctors to avoid winter crisis

19.11.19: The NHS in England will pay doctors’ tax bills this winter to avoid doctors losing extra working hours in fear that their tax bill will skyrocket if they earn over the £110,000 tax threshold. Money from the pensions of medics is...

RSPH and CIMSPA form new health and fitness partnership

08.11.19: A new strategic partnership between the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and the Chartered Institute for Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) has been set up to strengthen focus on health and fitness in the UK. Alongside the announcem...

Swim England 'swimming saves NHS £357m a year'

06.11.19: Swimming in the UK Is having a huge impact on the health and social care system, as new research reveals it saves the NHS more than £357m a year. Swim England, the national governing body for swimming, published a Value of Swimming re...

Multimillion-pound research institute for health to open in Manchester

28.10.19: The University of Manchester is leading a new multimillion-pound research institute that will maximise Manchester’s academic strengths in digital health and advanced materials to discover innovative health and care solutions is being launc...

‘Nursing workforce have shrunk at an alarming rate’ says RCN, as nursing vacancies rise to record highs

08.10.19: The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has published a report today, called ‘Standing up for patient and public safety’, outlining the serious staffing crisis and its potential causes. The report warns of the need for legal responsi...

Five million to be offered free flu jab by NHS

07.10.19: 5 million people across England will be offered a free flu vaccine this winter. In addition to this, every child in the UK will be offered the nasal spray. Three top medics have urged people who might be at risk of getting and spreading flu...

Black Country health trust given £800k mental health cash boost

01.10.19: NHS England was awarded an £800,000 cash boost to the Black Country and West Birmingham Sustainable and Transformation Partnership (STP) to help support people with severe mental illnesses finding work. The money is expected...

Brexit fears for the NHS remain despite detailed preparations

27.09.19: The National Audit Office (NAO) has released a report today outlining the best approach to a no-deal Brexit regarding healthcare. Fears come from figures exposing that 7,000 out of 12,300 prescription-only and over-the-counter medicines com...

‘Worrying’ statistics shows half of student midwives consider leaving training for financial reasons

24.09.19: A survey carried out by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has found that half of student midwives have considered leaving their midwifery courses due to financial pressures and debt. The survey, published today, was exclusively for studen...

NHS gambling clinic opens In Leeds

18.09.19: National charity GambleAware have opened The NHS Northern Gambling Clinic in Leeds today, the first in the country outside of London. Throughout Great Britain, there are an estimated 430,000 people struggling with a gambling problem and ano...

NHS to provide treatment to children with rare nervous system condition

11.09.19: Children in England with Batten Disease – a rare, incurable illness which affects the nervous system and often leads to early death – are set to receive treatment on the NHS to slow the onset of sickness. The announcement from&n...

NHS pension overhaul announced to help tackle workforce challenges

11.09.19: Ministers from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have announced a major overhaul of the NHS pension scheme, in efforts to prevent doctors cutting their hours in order to avoid tax penalties. Following recent changes, senior cl...

Government to invest £133m to tackle cancer, debilitating illnesses

10.09.19: The Government has announced £133m of investment into life-changing treatments for arthritis and cancer, as well as pioneering gene-based therapies for diseases including dementia and Parkinson’s. New research to improvement tre...