Value, costing, efficiency and productivity

Our detailed directory of all the resources the HFMA has on offer.

A tool promoting best practice in the efficient and effective use of resources to deliver high-quality sustainable healthcare.

From April, some integrated care boards will take on full delegation of specialised services.

The HFMA’s NHS audit committee handbook is a comprehensive guide covering aspects such as the purpose, arrangements, roles and supporting checklists.

A case study describing how a digital system is enabling knowledge of the relationship between genes and medicines to be used in primary care

Update of previous September 2021 briefing highlighting progress against 10 tests of what good looks like for costing in the NHS.

An overview of the commissioning of secondary & tertiary healthcare from NHS providers under the NHS payment scheme & NHS standard contract.

This map brings together tools and resources that will be useful to finance teams supporting digital transformation within their own organisations

Finance's role in enhancing efficiencies is explored in a recent HFMA roundtable, with a focus on required systems.

A comprehensive guide of how the NHS finance regime works, as well as the wider landscape in which it operates.

Case study describing an innovative approach to system wide costing and benchmarking across Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System.

This supplement showcases the 2023 winners and those shortlisted for awards. The winners were announced during the HFMA annual conference in December.

Guide to the production and use of cost data in the NHS and overview of the role of a costing practitioner.

This case study describes how the Sussex health system have approached this for their musculoskeletal services.

Dorset Intelligence and Insight Service has been set up to enable people working across the health and social care network to access digital tools.

Improving quality in health care is about making it safe, effective, patient-centred, timely, efficient and equitable.

The HFMA sets out its views on the current NHS pressures and what needs to happen now.

The HFMA has updated the mental health map which brings together key national guidance and useful resources to support NHS finance professionals.

This case study describes Alder Hey’s model for innovation, identifying the key factors that make it a success.

To standardise the way the NHS team receive the requests, they have produced a template document to be used for future NSCRs.

This case study describes a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system tracks medical assets.

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The Northern Ireland Executive has agreed a Budget for 2024/25 with no department receiving the level of funding it bid for.

Better measurement is a key part of NHS England’s draft productivity improvement plan, according to NHS England’s efficiency director May Li.

NHS England has published a three-year plan to drive up the quality of community services data and is considering introducing financial incentives.

Service targets in the planning guidance appear at odds with the available funding.

Prices paid to providers for elective activity in 2024/25 will increase by 0.6% to account for inflation and improved efficiency.

The 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance, published by NHS England, has demanded improved A&E waiting times.

Improving productivity was identified as a key to improving the NHS’s performance in the 2024/25 priorities and operational planning guidance.

The NHS is failing to take advantage of its purchasing power through NHS Supply Chain and missing out on tens of millions in procurement savings.

Further concerns have been raised about the productivity assumptions included in NHS England’s long-term workforce plan.

Between 2022/23 and 2024/25, when adjusted for population size and ageing, the NHS England budget will have decreased by 1.6% per year in real terms.

Health services across the UK face the same operational and financial pressures. How are finance leaders in Wales meeting the challenges?

Hywel Dda University Health Board is having to face up to taking difficult decisions to support sustainable improvements.

Robotic process automation has been talked about a lot, but are trust finance departments actually using it to streamline their routine tasks?

An introduction to NHS income is a short course for those who are keen to understand the role of NHS income within NHS finance.

We will share with you the resources available to help you in your role, where you can find them and how they all fit together.

Today Joanna will showcase some of the work with a focus on the development of the Finance Strategic Working groups.

Navigating contract disputes: Strategies for resolving performance issues

This forum will bring together finance professionals working in the mental health sector

The session is designed to cover the overarching principles of VAT and how VAT works within the NHS.

The HFMA West Midlands Branch would like to invite you to attend the 2024 annual conference!

Sofiya is a Finance Assistant at NELFT and is passionate about making the apprenticeship process a success not only for herself but for the wider syst

The session will give an overview of RPA, including a look at how it works and the benefits of having ‘bots’ helping your finance processes.

Leading change and bringing your people with you lunch and learn

Welcome to an exclusive HFMA lunch and learn session spotlighting the success story of the finance team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation