NHS Confederation

Nov 1, 2023 | thiis.co.uk | Millie York |NHS Confederation

NHS leaders in England are facing tough choices on which services to cut unless extra funding is provided by the Government to cover the rising costs of industrial action and other cost pressures. NHS leaders across hospital and other services in England have told the NHS Confederation that the health service is facing a profound financial crisis due to the ongoing impact of strike action and other factors such as higher drug prices and continuing healthcare costs.

Sep 18, 2023 | inkl.com | Saffron Cordery |NHS Providers |Matthew Taylor |NHS Confederation

Consultations on minimum service levels have already run for ambulance staff, fire and rescue services and passenger rail workers, after the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act became law. The new consultation would cover urgent, emergency and “time-critical” hospital-based health services, with any rules possibly implemented next year.

Aug 30, 2023 | thiis.co.uk | Millie York |NHS Confederation

Extra investment in primary and community NHS services could mean tens of billions of pounds in additional investment ploughed back into the wider economy, according to the findings of new independent analysis commissioned by the NHS Confederation. Figures show that for every £1 invested in community or primary care, there is up to a £14 return back into the local economy through gross value added (GVA), the measure of the total value of goods and services produced in an economy.

Aug 29, 2023 | attoday.co.uk | Millie York |NHS Confederation

Extra investment in primary and community NHS services could mean tens of billions of pounds in additional investment ploughed back into the wider economy, according to the findings of new independent analysis commissioned by the NHS Confederation. Figures show that for every £1 invested in community or primary care, there is up to a £14 return back into the local economy through gross value added (GVA), the measure of the total value of goods and services produced in an economy.

Aug 17, 2023 | attoday.co.uk | Millie York |NHS Confederation

Health and Social Care Secretary, Steve Barclay, recently announced that nine hundred new hospital beds will be delivered across the NHS as part of £250 million UK Government funding to help treat patients more quickly this winter. The funding has been awarded to NHS trusts to relieve pressures and help cut waiting lists, one of the government’s top five priorities.