Blogs

What to do about external audit in the NHS?

by Emma Knowles

28 October 2020

All is not well in the world of local public sector audit. Those NHS organisations that have not tried to appoint new external auditors recently may be blissfully unaware of the issues that are unfolding and which look likely to get worse before they get better.

An opportunity to reset the financial regime

by Emma Knowles

24 June 2020

The NHS has already made fundamental changes to the way it delivers services in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. These have not only been in frontline care – for example increasing capacity, establishing patient pathways and the rapid introduction of virtual consultations – but in various financing and governance arrangements that underpin the service. There is now a chance to establish a new financial regime that builds on these arrangements and helps the NHS meet its future objectives.

Responding to Covid-19

by Emma Knowles

20 March 2020

NHS finance staff have a major role in supporting the frontline clinical response to the coronavirus outbreak

Finance has its say on pension plan

by Emma Knowles

08 November 2019

Finance practitioners call for different approach to pension tax problem

Voyage of discovery

by Emma Knowles

17 July 2019

NHS finance has a diversity problem in higher paid roles, but it is on a journey of improvement

Pensions: assessing the annual allowance impact

by Emma Knowles

30 May 2019

The HFMA wants to understand more about the impact of changes to the annual allowance

Huge potential in dual roles

by Emma Knowles

14 February 2019

Dual role chief finance officers working across the NHS and local government could have major impact

Getting a patient perspective

by Emma Knowles

11 October 2018

As health services look to transform services, the focus must be on the patient experience.

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The HFMA’s response to Integrating care: next steps to building strong and effective integrated care systems across England

11 January 2021

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The HFMA’s response to the mental health currency review

07 January 2021

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15 January 2021

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