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Staff / Richard Gardham
Associate editor
Richard Gardham is the associate editor of the HFMA. Previously he worked as managing editor of Investment Monitor and headed the production operations of The Banker at the Financial Times. He joined the association in February 2024.
Recent work
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A new independent body should be set up to monitor NHS performance and to inform the setting of NHS budgets for the medium and long term.
The government has fallen short on its promise to fix the crisis in adult social care, according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee.
Between 2022/23 and 2024/25, when adjusted for population size and ageing, the NHS England budget will have decreased by 1.6% per year in real terms.
A lack of action by successive governments has caused adult social care to stagnate, according to a new report by The King’s Fund.
Developments in the world of healthcare in the past three months.
The Nuffield Trust has called on the next UK government to be bolder in filling the gaps in NHS staffing levels.