Cost improvement plans will not solve the NHS’s financial crisis (HSJ, 22 November 2023)

Summary

The current NHS ‘cost improvement model’ is not sufficient to meet financial constraints, but an allocative efficiency approach being applied at Mersey Care Foundation Trust offers hope, its leaders argue.

"34% of expenditure in health and care is attributable to just 8% of complex households, which raises real questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of our combined expenditure, and the waste of resources caused by the multiple contacts we offer to the same people and families without really addressing the root causes of their problems."