The Centre’s role in the 10 Year Health Plan
The 10-Year Plan gives Trusts real freedoms – but delivering capital transformation depends on how the centre responds. In this piece, we set out how DHSC and HMT can shift from approval gatekeepers to delivery enablers. We also argue for support for acquirers under the failure regime, and a rescue plan for the most challenged hospitals.
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown: Capital Strategy After the 10-Year Health Plan
Government’s 10 Year Health Plan doesn’t solve the problems of the acute estate. But for Trust leadership teams willing to think boldly, the keys are there. It’s not a perfect answer, but it’s a better position than we have had for many years.
What does the data say about NHS Capital Allocation?
A new joint report from CF and public sector transaction specialists Burrum River Advisory has highlighted critical issue with the way capital funding is currently allocated across NHS Trusts and how it may be doing more harm than good—undermining system reform, perpetuating inequality, and encouraging short-term fixes over long-term transformation. Amid rising demand, outdated infrastructure, and urgent calls for modernisation, the report offers the in-depth, data-led analysis of how capital allocation interacts with financial performance, estate condition, and system efficiency.
Five things that could save Healthcare
Things are bad but there is always reason to hope. Everyone has their own examples of the hope on the horizon - but these are my favourite five today. They aren’t the result of a careful scoring and curation - they are just some of the ones I carry about in my head. In a world full of negative narrative, they bring hope to me that maybe we’ll be ok. I hope they will for you too! Oh. And none of them are AI.