The return of payment by results
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NHS England has introduced significant changes to the mechanism that is used to pay hospitals, with the era of covid \\u201cblock-contracts\\u201d finally coming to an end.
\\nThis week we discuss what the new national payment system means for trusts and why there are concerns it could leave services underfunded.
\\nAlso an update on the progress of \\u2018virtual wards\\u2019 and more on why clinicians still aren\\u2019t too happy about them.
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