NHS Finance

BMA: Government wants world-class NHS with a third-class settlement

26.06.17: Public satisfaction rates with the NHS has plummeted, the BMA has today stated as a survey found that more people were dissatisfied with the health service than satisfied for the first time. Its outgoing chair also warned that the government wan...

NHSI shifting to ‘quality-focused phase’ as provider deficit shrinks to £800m

19.06.17: Although the health and care sector “can’t lose grip” of money and performance standards, quality will now start to become more centre-stage in NHS Improvement’s (NHSI’s) priorities, the organisation’s boss Ji...

Getting our priorities right: a step towards a longer-term view

16.06.17: Paul Briddock, director of policy at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), comments on the recent Lords Select Committee report on the long-term sustainability of the NHS. The recent Lords Select Committee report on the lo...

Labour slams ‘secret’ plans to cut services in underperforming STP areas

06.06.17: Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has today slammed “secret” Tory plans to impose severe cuts on approximately 14 financially underperforming health economies, many of which are STPs, as part of the capped expenditure process...

NHS still faces funding blackhole, but patient satisfaction remains high

01.06.17: The NHS is facing a funding blackhole of £20-30bn by the end of the decade, but despite this patient satisfaction for the health service remains higher than ever. These are some of the findings of the, ‘Is NHS funding in crisis?...

NHS faces £500m bill if British expats lose EU healthcare rights post-Brexit

31.05.17: Brexit could leave the NHS footing a bill of almost half a billion pounds if British nationals are forced to return to the UK to receive free healthcare. This is the headline finding of a study released today by leading think tank the Nuffi...

Two-thirds of public back tax rises to prop up NHS

30.05.17: Around two-thirds of people believe that taxes should be hiked in order to fund the NHS, according to a poll released today by a leading health think tank. Conducted by researchers from Ipsos MORI and published by the Health Foundation, the...

Trusts expect deficit of just £700m, but most relying on one-off savings

24.05.17: Estimates released by NHS Providers today have hailed an encouraging financial year as it forecasted that the year-end deficit for trusts in 2016-17 will be between £700 and £750m, significantly below last year’s outlook. ...

Nuffield Trust: Party pledges fail to fully address NHS funding crisis

22.05.17: None of the three main political parties currently vying for control of government have pledged enough funding for the NHS, a group of leading health experts have warned. Following the announcement of the three different party manifestos, w...

BMA: We must resurrect our Darwinian survival instinct and fund the NHS

19.05.17: Doctors have today united to demand that politicians end the “callous disregard” for the NHS and commit to appropriate funds to save ailing health services. Speaking at the national conference of Local Medial Committees, BMA GP...

Health bodies slam Tory funding pledges for NHS as ‘smoke and mirrors’

18.05.17: Health organisations have today stated that measures set out in the Conservative Party’s manifesto today will do nothing to fix the problems facing health and social care and ensure long-term sustainability for the NHS. Launching her...

STP efficiency savings targets ‘unrealistic’, CHPI warns

18.05.17: The government’s plans to close the NHS’s £30bn funding gap is “unrealistic,” and could lead to a further decline in care quality, a new report has found. In 2015, the conservative government announced a real-t...

Senior health leaders back Lib Dem 1p tax rise pledge to boost NHS cash

15.05.17: A string of senior healthcare leaders – including former NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson, the former national clinical director for mental health Prof Geraldine Strathdee and influential health commentator Roy Lilley, among...

NHS model isn’t broken, but capital raids are threatening it

09.05.17: The NHS model is not broken, but if capital budgets continue to be raided year after year, trusts will continue to be unable to invest in modern equipment and facilities, leading to an ultimately false economy, the Health Foundation has argued. ...

CIPFA calls for ‘reality check’ on success of STPs

04.05.17: The potential success of England’s 44 STPs hinges on health leaders setting realistic targets for what savings can be achieved within set timeframes, a report has found. In a report released by the Chartered Institute of Public Financ...