A local authority says it needs to reduce staffing costs by 10% – with some of its 4,500 workforce to be offered voluntary redundancy. Denbighshire council is consulting on plans to save an estimated £5.7m over the next two financial years. Sign-of-the-times-item with interesting implications. BBC news report.
For the second year now the NHS is underspending… so PCTs and NHS Trusts should have some money to invest in remote health monitoring to reduce future costs… Item from Healthcare Republic.
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Since NHS Direct has started to position itself as a potentially substantial player in the telehealth field, I’ve become a bit of an NHS Direct watcher. So the news that its Chief Executive Matt Tee has been appointed as Permanent Secretary for Government Communications, “the professional head for all Whitehall communicators” caught my eye. I wonder if we can expect more or less spin?
Health Service Journal item: NHS Direct chief executive to step down.
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