Steve Brown
Healthcare Finance editor
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Welsh health boards have been asked to identify options to reduce rising deficits in the face of significant cost pressures.
Supporting people to stop smoking has obvious benefits for individuals but would also reduce the burden on existing NHS capacity
The workforce plan, published at the end of June, estimated that the NHS in England will need around 60% more staff in 2036/37.
Obesity is a big problem in the UK, with significant impacts on people’s long-term health. But a new national scheme is providing help via an app.
The sheer scale of the challenge facing NHS leaders currently is intimidating – and that includes an incredibly difficult financial position.
Fraud in the NHS is often seen as evidence of poor controls and so is not spoken about loudly. But this needs to change.