NHS investing £1.2bn to raise care standards post-Francis

 

If you can't see the Public Finance Daily email below click here to view the web version   News and comment from Public Finance - the official magazine of CIPFA   25 April 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         NHS investing £1.2bn to raise care standards Nearly £1.2bn will be spent across the NHS to improve patient care following the Francis inquiry into failures at the Mid Staffordshire hospital trust, a survey has found. But the poll of hospital trusts by the Foundation Trust Network warned the extra costs were likely to push some into deficit for the first time...       News Unison to ballot council members on strike action Trade union Unison has announced that it is to ballot 600,000 council workers over strike action after members rejected a pay offer by the local government employers... Cross-government property sharing scheme extended A Whitehall programme to help central and local government share offices and other property is to be extended to 15 new authorities across the country... Labour plans reforms to zero-hours contracts Ed Miliband has said a future Labour government would end ‘abuses’ of zero-hours contracts by allowing employees to demand fixed hours when they have worked regularly for more than six months... PbR contracts ‘stifling innovation’, charities claim The government’s use of payment-by-result contracts is hindering innovation that could improve public services, the National Council for Voluntary Organisations has warned... More news     Public Finance International World Bank: weak PFM undermining economy of Nepal Public financial management in Nepal is weak and frustrating the government’s efforts to invest in the country’s economy, the World Bank has warned... More international news     Opinion Nobody likes us ... by Tony Travers There is little love lost for the major parties ahead of local and European elections. The future is unclear and, as a result, policy-making has an air of desperation... PbR no panacea for services, by Ruby Casey-Knight Payment by Results may be simple and seductive in theory, but it is devilishly complex in detail. The model requires further evolution if it is to drive innovation rather than undermine it... More opinion     Features Taking it to the max? By Iain Macwhirter As the polls in Scotland’s referendum race narrow, all the parties are offering radical fiscal changes that could have a big impact throughout the UK... More features     Chief Finance Officer Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner      £77,000 pa Group Accountant Arun District Council  Scale MG5 (£41,616 - £45,834 pa) Senior Finance Services Officer London Borough of Hounslow  £33,846 - £36,669 pa More public finance jobs Jobs: South East Jobs: North West Jobs: East Mid. Jobs: West Mid. More regions CIPFA Publications Events     Click here to unsubscribe from this email