Trusts and systems working to provide early screening, risk assessment and optimisation of adult patients waiting for surgery can now access a delivery guide developed by the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme.
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority has launched its 12 frauds of the festive season awareness-raising initiative
Hardev Virdee, group chief finance officer for Barts Health NHS Trust, has been named the 2023 HFMA Finance Director of the Year.
The new strategic framework for NHS commercial will make a key contribution to meeting the £12bn annualised savings the NHS has to deliver.
Trusts taking part in a Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) pilot have succeeded in reducing 52-week waits.
Local health boards in Wales have been allocated an extra £460m to help them meet ‘the most challenging financial pressure in recent history’.
The government has set out how it will control the cost of branded health service medicines, following a recent consultation.
The government wants to standardise the design and build of new hospitals with the aim of increasing consistency and saving money and time.
Analysis of how costs are consumed by patients across all sectors – creating a whole patient picture – can lead to a smarter allocation of resource.
A better understanding of productivity is needed for the way services are delivered.