A £2.3bn deficit across the NHS in the first nine months of the financial year illustrates the pressure the health service is under. Next week’s Budget may shed more light on what the long-term...
Community assets transfers are gathering pace as councils seek to offload maintenance costs. But communities need support and some funding to make them a success
Finance professionals are working on a greater variety of activities and with more and more organisations as service provision becomes more complicated
Putting NHS contracts out to tender may be controversial, but it can help match services to local needs and ensure value for money. However, bad execution could lead to a loss of public faith in...
The EU, with its imposition of rules and regulations, has tempered the UK’s fondness for muddling along, forcing it to make better decisions and become more far sighted
The long-awaited publication of Lord Carter’s NHS review reiterated that the biggest challenge for the NHS is to deliver efficiency improvements. This will only be achieved by collaboration across...
The collapse of Kids Company shows why scrutiny of public funding for charities needs to improve. The government’s role must be to encourage better, more sustainable organisations into the future
In the face of a tight spending settlement, Scottish councils are preparing plans for service cuts and council tax rises. The future of local government funding is therefore set to be one of the big...
The government has brought in some encouraging policies to tackle the rise in buy-to-let landlords and protect the interests of first-time buyers, but there is more to do
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?
