An independent report published today by Monitor sets out opportunities for improving patient care by developing the way providers of NHS services are paid.

By Abdul Hafeez, Specialist in Medical Accounts
Are you aware of your tax obligations?

By Dr Hamish Meldrum
The Public Accounts Committee has joined the long list of organisations voicing concerns about the Health and Social Care Bill.

New report by Policy Exchange says abolishing PCTs by 2013 could undermine health proposals

Gerry Jackson looks at national insurance and the implications for those self-employed in healthcare.

Reacting to today's budget the NHS Confederation's acting chief executive, Nigel Edwards, has said that during difficult financial times the NHS faces a spending squeeze and tough decisions on service provision, staffing levels and reconfigurations

Balancing the books and ensuring cost savings present the biggest worry to NHS leaders as they try to provide high-quality services over the next 12 months, according to a recent NHS Confederation survey.

What impact will the Chancellor's Budget have on locum GPs? Martin Hesketh, Managing Director of Brookson Accountancy Services, which represents contractors working in healthcare in the UK, looks at the issues for locums and other self-employed contractors.

Experts from the University of Birmingham are calling for a fundamental change to health and social care to ensure its survival in the current economic context.

Pay rates for the Royal Wedding bank holiday will have to be decided at a local level says NHS Employers