NHS trusts to lose millions in training funding – Health Service Journal
The funding used to support NHS trusts for training nurses, doctors and other healthcare staff is being cut by millions of pounds by the Department of Health, HSJ can reveal.

Healthcare education and training tariff: 2016 to 2017 – Department of Health
Sets out what the tariffs cover, how to use the tariffs and also in what circumstances the national tariffs may be varied.

Helping staff find their ‘VOICE’ –  NHS Employers
Read how Bolton NHS Foundation Trust helped staff to find their ‘VOICE’ by including them in the creation of the trust’s new organisational values

NHS providers are ‘up for the challenge’ after making a strong start with finances – NHSI
The number of NHS providers showing a financial deficit fell by 20% during the first quarter of 2016/17.

Provider deficits decline in Q1, but may mask ‘a more troubling’ picture – NHE
The first financial figures for NHS providers this year show they have exceeded stringent efficiency targets in some areas, but ongoing concerns about its finances remain. New figures from NHS Improvement show that in the first quarter of 2016-17, NHS providers’ total deficit was at £461m against a £466m target.

NHS provider sector on track to meet financial plans, says regulator – Health Service Journal
The overall NHS provider sector has reported a deficit of £461m for the first three months of the financial year, which was £5m better than planned.

Stephen Dalton: Quarterly NHS financial figures are encouraging but stability remains uncertain – NHS Confederation
Responding to NHS Improvement’s quarter-one performance figures, Stephen Dalton, Chief Executive, NHS Confederation said the results are encouraging although it is too soon to determine whether extra money this year will genuinely help providers become more financially stable.

NHS cuts ‘planned across England’ – BBC News – Health
Plans are being drawn up that could see cuts to NHS services across England, including ward closures, according to draft documents seen by the BBC.

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EU workers should get ‘free citizenship’ to avoid NHS collapse – NHE
The NHS relies on EU national workers, who should all be offered free British citizenship to encourage them to stay in the country, think tank IPPR has said. The status of EU nationals in the UK has been thrown into uncertainty following the UK’s vote to leave the EU in June. Around 55,000 EU nationals work for the NHS, making…

Securing meaningful choice for patients: CCG planning and improvement guide –  NHS England
This guide is designed to help CCGs deliver their statutory duties by highlighting the actions they need to take to make choice work for the populations that they serve. CCGs are encouraged to focus specifically on choice of provider and team for first outpatient appointments and choice of a suitable alternative provider if patients are not able to access certain services within the waiting time standards. The guide sets out a number of enablers for patient choice and the actions that can be taken to deliver each of these.

Statistics

• NHS health check quarterly statistics – April to June 2016 offers and uptake
• NHS Vacancy Statistics England – 2015-2016, Provisional Experimental Statistics
• UK population by country of birth and nationality – 2015