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PHAST Financial Management Course

Registration for this course has now closed.

If you have confirmed attendance and then find you are unable to attend, it is important to inform Gemma Cooke, School Support Manager.

 

Draft timetable

 

9.00 – 9.30	Registration (Coffee)
9.30 – 11.00	Scene setting, Public spending and NHS finances
11.00 - 11.15	Tea/coffee break
11.15 - 12.45	NHS transformation and social care Financial management, key statements and principles
12.45 - 13.15	Lunch (not included)
13.15 - 14.45	Financial management, business and financial planning
14.45 - 15.00	Tea/coffee break
15.00 - 16.30	Managing your budgets, costing and investment decisions Governance and control Round-up and Reflection

 

                

Scope for the day

Public sector and NHS finances and health service transformation

Key elements of effective financial management including  

Why financial planning needs to be a continuous process aligned with strategy, business planning and decision-making. Engagement in the commissioning and financial cycles

Governance and risk management, what you expect to see and what can go wrong

 

Learning Outcomes

Gain overview of public sector and NHS finances, and transformation

 

Gain a broad understanding of key financial management principles and techniques; what good financial management looks like

Gain a better understanding of the business planning process/cycle and the interrelationship between finance and business planning, and risk management

 

Gain a broad understanding of the importance of financial governance and control, and what can happen when standards are not adhered to

 

Applying your knowledge - what to expect, what not to loose sight of, and traps to avoid

 

Practical exercises and sharing of experiences to aid understanding and application of knowledge