Amid funding pressures across the service, NHS Future-Focused Finance has developed a ‘four strengths’ framework to help finance teams and staff members develop their skills
The parlous state of the NHS finances requires answers to some difficult questions from the number of commissioners and providers to the role of the market
Value goes beyond cost – it also embraces patient outcomes and experience, says the Royal Free hospital’s Caroline Clarke, a champion of change and diversity
Many finance chiefs have signed the Finance Director Declaration to show their commitment to NHS Future-Focused Finance. How has it affected their work and teams?
The Future-Focused Finance initiative has piloted a toolkit to help clinical and financial teams in the NHS build stronger working relationships and identify shared priorities
Everyone in healthcare needs to understand finance, and finance staff need to know about clinical issues. The NHS Future-Focused Finance programme is bringing them together
The NHS internal market has become a barrier to collaboration. The health service must become less transactional and focus more on adding value for patients
