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Audit Commission announces details of £50 million annual savings for public bodies

11 April 2012 | No comments

The Audit Commission has today announced the reduced scale audit fees it will charge individual councils, health and other public bodies for five years from 2012/13.

CQC announces regulatory fees updates

29 March 2012 | No comments

Following two consecutive consultations on the fees that it charges to health and social care providers, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced changes to its fee structure and the

Forty children’s hospices to benefit from grant

21 March 2012 | No comments

Forty children’s hospices will receive a share of the Department’s annual £10 million Children’s Hospice and Hospice-at-home grant.

£1.8 million for fairer funding for end of life care

20 March 2012 | No comments

More people should be able to spend their final days in a place of their choice and new Government funding will help to make this happen, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today.

Over £330 million of extra NHS funding announced

7 March 2012 | No comments

Over £330 million of extra NHS funding to pay for state of the equipment and buildings has been announced by the Prime Minister and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

Patients sharing blankets after NHS cuts

5 March 2012 | No comments

Patients in one hospital are sharing blankets as a direct result of cuts to the NHS, Labour health spokeswoman Jackie Baillie announced.

Nurses vote against pension reform

29 February 2012 | No comments

Nurses have voted against controversial Government plans to reform pensions.

Hopes for old hospital turn to Heritage Lottery Fund

27 February 2012 | No comments

Trustees are calling for public pledges of support for their project to turn Minehead‘s redundant hospital into a vibrant hub of economic, cultural and community activity.

Doctors plan industrial action over pensions

27 February 2012 | No comments

Doctors’ leaders are planning details of a ballot on industrial action over the Government’s latest controversial pension reform plans.

New pricing analysis highlights opportunities to improve patient care

24 February 2012 | No comments

An independent report published today by Monitor sets out the opportunities for improving patient care by developing the way providers of NHS services are paid.

Prudent financial management could benefit carers and communities

23 February 2012 | No comments

Residents in the district who provide unpaid care for adults or children with disabilities, could get some short breaks from their duties with cover funded by a £50,000 one-off allocation from West Berkshire Council.

Improving accuracy of GP lists saves NHS £6.1 million a year

23 February 2012 | No comments

Millions of pounds have been saved by removing ‘ghost patients’ from GP lists, following the Audit Commission’s latest National Duplicate Registration Initiative (NDRI) exercise.

£1 million grant funding available to support community-based mental health prevention

16 February 2012 | No comments

Grants are being made available to help support people affected by mental health issues in Cumbria.

Scottish doctor leads pension charge

16 February 2012 | No comments

An e-petition to the UK Government, submitted by a Scottish doctor, has received more than 17,000 signatures in just under a week.

BMA calls on government to return to NHS pension talks

16 February 2012 | No comments

The BMA has requested an urgent meeting with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury in a further effort to re-start talks with the government on changes to the NHS pension scheme.

New NHS Pension Scheme calculators published

13 February 2012 | No comments

Calculators have been developed to enable members of the NHS Pension Scheme to estimate their future benefits and see any changes to their current scheme benefits, under the Government’s proposed new scheme.

Increased funding for NHS Boards

10 February 2012 | No comments

Health boards across Scotland are to benefit from a share of £8,802 billion in revenue funding in 2012-13, it was announced today. 

A £200k cut for GP practices?

8 February 2012 | No comments

GPs have been warned that practices could face a six-figure funding reduction under new NHS plans to base practice budgets on Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) data.