The new national Recovery Support Programme (RSP), provided to all trusts and systems in segment 4 of the NHS System Oversight Framework (SOF 2021/22) was launched on 13 July 2021. The RSP replaces the former quality and finance special measures programmes and further information can be found on the RSP webpage. We have placed Barking, […]

Request for information held by NHS Improvement in relation PFI hospital related schemes held by NHS trusts.

Request for information about NHS Improvement meetings with any private finance institutions.

Request was for information around the finance systems used by NHS Improvement for financial management and planning.

Controlled environment for finance organisations documents, available to download in PDF and Excel.

This paper covers:

• the payment approach, comprised of three main elements:
  • the ‘integrated budget’ or single payment made to the new entity;
  • a ‘gain / loss share agreement’ to align financial incentives across health services provided for the population; and
  • the ‘Improvement Payment Scheme’ designed to incentivise improved outcomes
• the structure of these three elements, and how they can be contracted for.

This guidance note is intended for the use of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), to support the employment of senior managers, who undertake the roles of Chief Officer and Chief Finance Officer, following the CCG becoming a statutory body and the employing body.

The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has announced the appointment of Paul Baumann as the National Director of Finance. Paul, currently Director of Finance at NHS London, is the seventh of nine National Directors to be appointed to the Board. Chief Executive of the NHS Commissioning Board Authority, Sir David Nicholson said: “I’m delighted to welcome […]

The NHS has opened a new gambling clinic in Sheffield this week, meeting the ambitious NHS Long Term Plan target with 15 services now available across the country. Amid growing demand for services, the opening of the new clinic in Sheffield means that the NHS has now almost doubled the number of specialist clinics available […]