Healthcare Finance
October 2019

Commissioner finances giving more cause for concern

Providers face capital lottery

Department bulks up cost recovery team as it advances EU exit preparations

No deal: significant work to be done

‘Confusing’ prescription penalties slammed by MPs

Spending round is missed opportunity, chancellor told

Welsh budget delay

News review – October 2019

Homework time

The four nations’ health services offer huge learning potential, says HFMA president Bill Gregory

CPD everything

New opportunities are opening up as the association works to ensure its development programmes are properly recognised, says HFMA chief executive Mark Knight

Pension equity

Healthcare Finance editor Steve Brown says pension flexibilities should not be restricted to clinicians

NAO consults on enhanced reporting in new code of audit practice

The National Audit Office is asking stakeholders to comment on proposals for a new Code of audit practice

NICE update: hypertension guideline supports CVD ambitions

The level of cardiovascular disease where treatment for high blood pressure can be given has been reduced

HFMA Academy: MBA offers research bonus

Alison Myles, HFMA director of education, highlights the spin-off benefits from the MBA in healthcare finance

Technical review - October 2019

The past month’s key technical developments

NHS in numbers: general practice

The NHS is trying to address the problem of too few GPs to meet demand