Payment by results ‘undermined’ by coding errors
An Audit Commission study revealing significant levels of error in the coding that underpins the payment-by-results system should be a call to action for both providers and commissioners, NHS leaders have said.
Brown accused of incompetence as economic gloom deepens
Opposition politicians have accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown of ‘reckless fiscal irresponsibility’ after official figures showed economic growth at a standstill and a gloomy outlook for public finances.
News Analysis - Wrong emphasis on waste targets, warn peers
As councils congratulate themselves on increasing household recycling rates, a House of Lords committee has highlighted a problem that could wreck the drive to cut down on landfill. Of Britain’s waste, 91% is produced not by households but by shops, factories and offices.
Is PFI on the critical list? By Mark Hellowell
The huge number of gleaming new hospitals are a testament to the success of the Private Finance Initiative. But can the policy survive now that it is no longer the only game in town? Mark Hellowell reports
