Blogs

Audit reports provide key tool for audit committees

by Lisa Robertson

04 June 2020

To fulfil their responsibilities, audit committees should ensure they use all sources of information available including management and auditor reports

Year-end: non-executives’ critical role

by Lisa Robertson

21 February 2020

Are non-executive directors and lay members ready for the year-end annual report and accounts process?

Corporate governance mapped

by Lisa Robertson

13 September 2018

A new tool from the HFMA for the first time gives access to all relevant NHS corporate governance documents from a single place.

Strengthening system governance

by Lisa Robertson

20 August 2018

System working is here to stay and will be a key part of the 10-year plan – vital to its success is strong system governance.

Ethically speaking

by Lisa Robertson

20 April 2018

Ethical responsibility is at the heart of the accountant's role and integral to governance and accountability in the NHS. A new HFMA briefing reminds finance staff and other stakeholders of these responsibilities.

Tackling the system governance challenge

by Lisa Robertson

20 October 2017

Governance is poorly understood, but it is vital to securing good decisions and best outcomes, as well as avoiding problems.

All systems go

by Lisa Robertson

01 September 2017

Perhaps the biggest challenge facing the NHS in England at the moment is the move to system-wide working. Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) – the alliances of bodies leading the development and implementation of sustainability and transformation plans – focus on place based working as a vehicle to deliver sustainable healthcare services.

Carter: recipe for success

by Lisa Robertson

28 July 2017

Lord Carter’s report on productivity in acute hospitals provides the platform for individual trusts to understand and act on unwarranted variation across a range of activities. To make a difference, the challenge now is for finance leaders and clinicians to work together to explore the information and create effective solutions.

Blogs

Publications

NHS corporate governance map

30 June 2020

Briefing

Covid-19 guidance map

26 June 2020

Briefing

Education and events

HFMA summer conference

02 July 2020

Event

Improving value in mental health – an update from the Mental Health GIRFT team

03 July 2020

Webinar

News, articles and blogs

PM’s capital boost welcome, but not enough, NHS bodies say

02 July 2020

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Covid-19 update: 26 June

26 June 2020

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