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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · 11h

Nearly 50 NHS trusts that perform well on patient care have been downgraded because they are in deficit.

But analysis of NHS England's own figures shows two-thirds of those are under-funded - raising questions about the fairness of the new league tables

Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · 11h

ICE by day, hanging out with local skatepark dudes by night

Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 13h

When your mission - pepper-spraying a pastor - requires full tactical gear in the afternoon. But you've got a spin class in the evening.

Following the Money: Are NHS finances too good to be true?

Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · 1d

NHS England has been pushing trusts to treat more patients from the same (or less) resources.

But even trusts with productivity improvements are overspending their budgets - suggesting this alone isn't the answer to the service's financial woes.

www.hsj.co.uk/finance-and-...

HSJ's expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.

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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · 9d

Labour MP Paulette Hamilton criticises the health and visa care introduced by previous govt.

Says workers on this visa had more problems at work due to lack of support. Adds UK "cannot be bringing in people when there are so many people here who are unemployed".

#Lab25

Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · 9d

Tim Meek, of Assoc of Anaesthetists, says paper records were faster than current NHS tech.

Says it used to take three mins to go through a set of paper notes.

"It now might take 10 minutes to scroll through maybe four or five different apps on a slow laptop"

#hcf25 #Lab25

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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · 12d

It seems the issue was incorrect cancer data. But it will reinforce criticism of the league tables, as relatively minor (or even no) changes in score meant a trust moved segment

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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · 12d

The govt says NHS league tables went through a "rigorous" fact-checking process. Yet a version marked "final" contained errors that were only spotted at the last-minute. As a result 14 trusts - including Jim Mackey's former trust - changed segment.

www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-...

Exclusive: Mackey’s trust gets league table upgrade after last-minute data correction

The trust led by NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey was promoted from the third to the second "segment" of the new provider league table following a last-minute correction to one of the data points which underpin the rankings, HSJ can reveal.

Following the Money: Joe Public doesn’t care about NHS deficits

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Stuart Hoddinott @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social · 16d

Good question from Blake Stephenson and one that had been annoying me

Looks like ICBs will be reorganised *again* when (or if) the government goes ahead with creating mayoral strategic authorities across the entire country

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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · 21d

The health sec says league tables help patients choose where to get treatment.

But some of the best for patient care have been marked down due to deficits.

Does the government really want patients to be diverted away from these hospitals?

www.hsj.co.uk/finance-and-...

HSJ's expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.

How politicians took back control of the NHS, Part 1

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Kieran James Paterson @kieranjpaterson.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is a national scandal caused by Wes Streeting. Months of anxiety for ICB staff, and we still have no idea who will have a job if / when this process can actually start. Our ICB's leadership team has been exceptional despite the mass uncertainty caused by this government.

Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · Sep 1

In March NHS England's new boss ordered boards to cut staff costs in half by December.

But now integrated care boards are delaying redundancy processes because the Treasury has refused to fund lay-offs.

www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/ic...

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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hopefully an initial serialisation of @davewwest.bsky.social's 20-volume magnum opus: The decline and fall of NHS England

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In its first year in charge of the NHS after more than a decade on the sidelines, Labour triggered a revolution in how the service is run. Dave West asked insiders what drove the new government's thin...

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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · Sep 5

Exclusive: This summer's round of resident doctor strike action cost the NHS £300m, internal docs show.

Health service has effectively been told to find the money from existing budgets and is introducing spending freeze

w @kituno.bsky.social

www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/ex...

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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · Sep 5

that's a good q - I'll check the data

Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · Sep 5

lots in a similar position it seems!

Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · Sep 5

thanks

Reality check looms for Reform UK’s Doge experiment

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Stuart Hoddinott @stuarthoddinott.bsky.social · Sep 5

Good to be quoted in this piece. Reform's "DOGE" has been a complete bust, high on rhetoric and low on meaningful change

Reform's councillors have worked out that their councils' finances are not going to be fixed by cancelling a few "DEI" programmes

www.ft.com/content/fd85...

Nigel Farage’s party seeks to make local government a showcase for its ambition to take power in Westminster

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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · Sep 5

This matters because trusts have been told to reduce staffing numbers to stay within budget. Many were planning to do so by not replacing staff when they leave.

Now they are having to look at redundancies - which carry a one-off cost they will struggle to afford

www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/re...

Record-low turnover ‘will derail savings plans’

The rate of NHS staff leaving their jobs has fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, as many organisations seek to cut their paybill, analysis reveals.

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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · Sep 5

Earlier this year NHS England celebrated staff turnover falling to record low as evidence of improved retention efforts.

But NHS insiders say the reason fewer staff are leaving is that there are no jobs to go to.

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John Pring, DNS @johnpring.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Henry Anderson @henryanderson1.bsky.social · Sep 1

In March NHS England's new boss ordered boards to cut staff costs in half by December.

But now integrated care boards are delaying redundancy processes because the Treasury has refused to fund lay-offs.

www.hsj.co.uk/workforce/ic...