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NHS to continue to make savings by using biosimilars

Will use of biosimilars be a good thing   The NHS saved £324m in the past financial year by switching from using 10 'expensive' medicines...

MPs blast NHS England for contract ‘shambles’ with Capita

How is NHS performing when outsourcing services   MPs have described NHS England's outsourcing of primary care support services to Capita as...

Funding rules to change, promises NHS England boss

Are sustainability funding and payment by results on the way out   The next three years will see a 'wholesale shift' in funding rules, says...

MPs call for major overhaul of LTC care in community pharmacy contract negotiations

What changes do MPs want to see in a new community pharmacy contract   MPs of the All Party Pharmacy Group (APPG) have called for an urgent...

NHS England approves funding for 14 new treatments

Which new interventions are now available on the NHS   NHS England has approved the funding of 14 interventions, including surgeries to...

Funds in place for transformation, promises NHS England chief

What is the outlook for November's long-term plan   Part of the NHS's £205bn settlement will be ring-fenced for transformation, promises...

Evidence-based interventions programme consults on tight new guidance for 17 treatments

What treatments are likely to be next for EBIP scrutiny   NHS England officials have presented board members with proposals to strictly...

Space age technology coming to NHS

Will technology be helpful for patient outcomes   The UK Space Agency has said it will put up to £4m into finding hi-tech solutions for...

NHS England to get 3.4% funding rise

What difference will the funding make to healthcare   The Government has agreed to increase NHS England's budget by an average of 34% over...

New money and legislation to boost NHS England’s health reform plans

How is the Government planning to enable the next round of health reform   NHS England led by chief executive Simon Stevens is to draw up a...

Report reveals 1.5m unnecessary hospital emergency admissions

How can emergency admissions be reduced   A quarter of hospital emergency admissions could and should have been avoided and were a...

How can pharma support NHS service change?

Steve How, Paul Midgley and Oli Hudson, of the Wilmington Healthcare Consulting Team, find some answers in NHS England guidance for...

Dillon warns of ‘startling costs’ of medical innovation

Will the costs of medical innovation impact NHS budgets   The boss of the drug watchdog has warned the NHS faces a challenge to fund new...

NHS bosses release details of plan to restructure regions

Will restructuring the NHS regions improve health services   NHS leaders have released plans to create seven joint NHS England and NHS...