The Care Quality Commission will examine NHS providers’ use of resources as part of its inspection regime from April 2016.
HFMA chief executive Mark Knight highlights the association’s influence
Cutting agency staff costs has proved tricky and the Department of Health is upping the ante by capping spending. But will it help, asks Seamus Ward
Healthcare Finance editor Steve Brown says the new metrics on efficiency and cost-effectiveness need to be about more than naming and shaming
Monitor closed its consultation on proposed changes to its risk assessment framework on 1 July, writes Debbie Paterson.
The HFMA has backed the move to seven-day services, but warned that it could have cost implications and will require careful financial planning.
Outcomes-based commissioning could underpin many of the changes in the next few years, but the tricky part is implementing it, reports Seamus Ward