Staff / Debbie Paterson
HFMA senior technical manager
Debbie is a CIPFA qualified accountant who worked for most of her career working for PwC providing accounting and auditing advice to NHS auditors. She joined the HFMA in 2013 as part of the team writing online course material and supporting committees. In her current role, Debbie leads on the HFMA’s output relating to financial reporting, capital, VAT and tax as well as digital. She currently supports the Accounting and Standards Committee, VAT sub-committee and Provider Technical Issues Group.
Recent work
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IFRS 16 was finally fully implemented in 2023/24 when it was applied to the measurement of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) liabilities.
89 NHS bodies and auditors provided feedback on preparing and finalising the annual report and accounts 2023/24 - lessons learned and future issues.
The NHS Charity Finance Group concluded that corporate trustees NHS charities do not tend to use this code but it could be helpful.
In 2022/23 two NHS foundation trusts paid grants to their NHS charity, this briefing considers this from the perspective of good charity governance.
The NHS Charity Finance Committee has discussed the different VAT arrangements for NHS charities
An update on the current issues discussed at the VAT Sub-committee in June 2024
Past events
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This conference provided those responsible for financial reporting the opportunity to start to plan for the financial year-end.
This webinar will set out the work the NAO undertook, the conclusions it reached and what these mean for the NHS.
This series showcase initiatives undertaken by finance teams to advance population health and wellbeing throughout integrated care systems.
HFMA members, associates and friends come together again for the biggest and most prestigious HFMA event of the NHS finance calendar.
This event intended to keep those involved with the finance and governance of NHS charities up to date with any changes to practices and procedures.
How are integrated care boards (ICBs) allocated funding by NHS England?