Healthcare Finance
December 2019

Financial position ‘broadly on plan’ but risks still remain

The stage is set

HFMA highlights concerns about MH costing plan

Pathology network savings may exceed forecasts

NHS to remove impact of pension tax for clinicians

Boards face significant challenges, auditor says

MPs urge NI funding move

News review – December 2019

Designs on the future

Healthcare Finance editor Steve Brown says the NHS needs to plan now for the finance function it wants in the future

Strength in the branches

A tour of the HFMA branches reveals strength in depth, says association president Bill Gregory

Election impact

HFMA chief executive Mark Knight looks forward to the annual conference

Technical: annual reports and accounts face major change to meet users' needs

Moves to alter the information required in annual reports and accounts could have big implications, says Debbie Paterson

NICE update: ovarian cancer drug approved for drugs fund

NICE has recommended rucapaib for treating ovarian cancer

HFMA Academy: the biting point

Association director of education Alison Myles unveils the new HFMA bitesize portfolio

Technical review – December 2019

The past month’s key technical developments

NHS in numbers: community services

The expansion of community services features heavily in the NHS long-term plan with a promise to increase the share of spending on primary medical and community health services across the next five years, increasing spending on these services by at least £4.5bn.