Environmental sustainability

The June edition of environmental sustainability round-up highlights latest developments, events, reports and training.

The purpose of the map is to highlight the published resources that support the development of environmental sustainability in the NHS.

The briefing sets out the NHS environmental sustainability commitments and reporting requirements across the United Kingdom.

The HFMA has responded to the HM Treasury’s phase 2 exposure draft for Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) – aligned disclosure

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

As COP28 begins, the HFMA publishes its latest environmental sustainability round-up.

The December 2022 round-up highlights the latest developments in the NHS as the movement for improved environmental responsibility continues.

The HFMA annual awards recognise best practice in financial reporting, financial management and governance. 

A briefing is intended to update HFMA members on developments in environmental sustainability both within the NHS and the wider finance profession.

A brand-new regular publication from HFMA introducing the important subject of environmental sustainability in the NHS.

The blog highlights the top 10 online HFMA session from across the 2023/24 event programme.

There is a presumption that digital services will help the NHS meet net zero targets. But NHS bodies must have an understanding of the actual impacts

For most NHS bodies, it’s a relatively quiet year from a financial reporting perspective.

A new centralised approach to buying energy could reduce the NHS energy bill by up to £100m a year, NHS England has announced.

There is widespread acceptance that there is a climate emergency, and action needs to be taken, writes Debbie Paterson.

Four chief finance officers make up this year’s shortlist for the HFMA Finance Director of the Year Award in the 2023 HFMA awards.

With tight finances and too few capital resources, how are NHS bodies planning to eliminate carbon emissions?

The report from left-leaning think tank the Fabian Society - Support guaranteed: the roadmap to a national care service.

The Institute for Government and accountancy body CIPFA’s latest performance tracker said that ‘by any reasonable measure, hospitals are in crisis’.

The HFMA’s strategy for 2022 to 2025 is a bold, ambitious vision for the association over the next three years.

The NHS has set itself challenging targets to have net zero carbon by 2040 for the emissions it controls directly, and by 2045 for the wider emissions

Health services in rural and coastal areas faced a number of challenges that, if not addressed, would move from urgent to critical.

An HFMA roundtable, in association with Lexmark, discussed how the net-zero agenda is likely to affect NHS finance

A round-up of recent job moves

What role have specialist hospitals played during Covid-19? And how can they help with the recovery of services?

Covid-19 threw the spotlight on NHS Supply Chain, especially in the early months. Interim chief executive Colin McCready talks about the experience

The HFMA director of policy and communications sets out how the policy and technical team will support members in the year ahead.

Healthcare Finance March 2021

Healthcare Finance December 2020

Healthcare Finance September 2020

Savings and Sustainability, National and Local Initiatives, Challenges encountered, Working with Clinical Colleagues, and Sustainability Metrics.

The Estates and Facilities forum is designed to enable finance leaders and senior facilities staff to explore how capital can be financed

This online series will highlight good practice in the NHS and the wide range of benefits that embedding environmental sustainability offers.

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

The HFMA members' summer series took place on 18-20 June

Hear about topical issues and a diverse range of subjects, the opportunity to connect with colleagues followed by a boat tour of Brighton Marina.

Join our exclusive webinar and explore the potential of HFMA qualifications to elevate your career.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has committed to an ambitious task to reach Net Zero by 2030 – a whole 10 years earlier than the NHS target

This event will explore the environmental sustainability challenges facing the NHS

In this webinar, Max Greenwood provides a brief introduction to the TCFD recommendations, including a summary of published work-to-date

September 2023

In this forum we looked at the progress that has been made in sustainability
since COP26 and explored challenges to be met to achieve Net Zero.