Healthcare Finance
November 2019

Health set to be hot topic in December election campaign

HFMA Awards shortlist announced

Finance regime to support deficit and surplus trusts

Costing standards revisions promised

Reduce reliance on financial support health boards told

Northern Ireland faces pressure from rising demand

HFMA makes green statement

News review – November 2019

Obituary: Rupert Davies

Fall back, spring forward

HFMA president Bill Gregory says there are reasons to be optimistic about financial planning

A greener approach

HFMA chief executive Mark Knight highlights steps the association is taking to reduce its environmental impact

Equity and security

Capital processes will be rebuilt as part of the HIP, but funding remains crucial, according to Healthcare Finance editor Steve Brown

Final pay control concerns re-emerge to add to current pension issues

It’s not just the pension tax annual and lifetime allowance issue that’s exercising HFMA members, says Debbie Paterson

NICE update: NICE adds treatment option for sialorrhoea

A new treatment is available to help relieve chronic sialorrhoea caused by neurological conditions

HFMA Academy: Apprentices on the launch pad

Steve Horler, HFMA apprenticeship manager, says the association will provide healthcare-specific apprenticeships from January

Technical Review - November 2019

The past month’s key technical developments

NHS in numbers: outpatients

The NHS long-term plan promises that outpatient services will be fundamentally redesigned. The aim is to avoid up to 30 million or a third of all face-to-face outpatient visits over the next five years.