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Finance and planning
This section covers the NHS and social care financial planning requirements.
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The operating framework for 2009-2010
Published: 08/12/2008
The operating framework sets out an overview of the NHS's priorities for the next year. It is accompanied by annexes providing more detail on the priorities, how they are measured and how the new arrangements for managing the system will work. The operating framework 2009-2010: for the NHS in England sets out: 1. The health and service priorities for 2009-2010 2. A system designed to deliver quality 3. The financial regime 4. The business processes.
Healthcare facilities building programme
Published: 05/06/2007
This Government is undertaking the largest hospital building programme in the history of the NHS. Capital expenditure has increased from around £1.1 billion in 1997-1998 to around £5.5 billion in 2007-2008. The result of all this investment is improving the patient environment and experience of healthcare, modernising services, improving access for patients and offering better choice.
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Developing the NHS Performance Regime
This document (published 4 June 2008) is designed to afford greater transparency and consistency across the NHS in relation to: identifying underperformance; interventions to address turnaround; and managing failure.
Find out more about SEIF
The Social Enterprise Investment Fund provides investment to social enterprises delivering health and social care services.
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