Reforming the NHS from within CIMA NHS Working Group

A fundamental shift in performance often needs a radical change in the way an organisation is managed.Today’s NHS faces significant challenges, not least the need to maximise the use of the available resources and to demonstrate sound financial management. Recent developments such as payment by results and the introduction of a national tariff have only added to the pressure.To exacerbate this, the media is continually scrutinising the mixed financial performance of NHS Trusts which continues despite significant increases in funding. Part of the response must be the finance community bringing to the table better approaches to managing NHS organisations to improve their understanding and management of costs of services and their effective delivery.