NHS funding
A review of the consequences of additional private drugs for NHS care: BMA response
The BMA's response to the review led by Professor Mike Richards on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health, published in August 2008.Payment by results, March 2008
HPERU Briefing note on payments by results. Payment by results (PbR) is the name given to the system of reimbursement for providers introduced in phased fashion over the last four years. Under PbR, contracts are struck between commissioning bodies and providers on the basis of predicted levels of activity adjusted for casemix. By casemix, we mean the way in which different diagnoses and treatments together with their differential resource implications are taken into account.Options for the future of Payment by Results, June 2007
The BMA has concerns about Payment by Results (PbR) in its current form. Our concerns are significant and we believe PbR is not currently fit for purpose. If the overall aim of PbR is to provide a transparent, rules-based system for paying for NHS care we do not believe the current proposals address the concerns we have about PbR in general.Consultant and GP contracts
Some media coverage of NHS debt claimed that the cost of the new contracts for consultants and GPs is one of the major reasons for the current financial crisis. This document, December 2006, aims to put into context the real facts and figures of these two contracts.NHS deficits
This briefing paper discusses financial deficits in the NHS in England. The NHS in England recorded a net deficit of £547mn in 2005-06 despite a period of unprecedented investment in the health service. This paper looks at the causes and consequences of NHS deficits.Survey of Medical Directors in NHS trusts in England funding difficulties, September 2005
Following a survey of NHS trusts in England, three quarters of respondents report that they are facing a funding shortfall in the current financial year.