
This year’s audit report on the Department of Health and Social Care’s accounts covers five very different issues. Some of these are one-off in nature, but others could have an ongoing impact.
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Coronavirus has led NHS charities to move from being predominantly fundraising bodies to ones that receive and distribute donations from a grateful public. But they need support and guidance to fulfil this changing role
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HFMA year-end survey highlights audit as rising concern
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For legislative change to work, you need to be clear about the intended outcome
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Changes are needed to the capital system, but estates and finance staff also need to work better together and speak each other’s language
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The NHS needs a new system to allocate capital to support investment in transformation
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Three new accounting standards come into force over the next two years and NHS bodies need to prepare now.
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Health economies are showing increasing interest in using wholly-owned subsidiaries to deliver services such as estates and facilities management and outpatient pharmacy. But this takes some finance teams outside their comfort zones.
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