“Wonderful and well taught.”

Many thanks to all the participants who attended the Finance and Health Economics event in Reading today. It was a pleasure to have your company.

Evaluation Comments

Comments received from participants included (all with written permission to be reproduced):

“Good delivery and engagement of us. Have an understanding of how to utilise relationship with our finance / accounts department.” – Andrea Shand, Business and Performance, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

“Very easy to understand, explained in a context that made a lot of sense.” – Mandy Round, Service Manager, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

“Excellent and thank you.” – Sarah Lister Brook, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, South West London and St George’s NHS Trust

“Wonderful and well taught.” – Sam Sykes, CWS, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

“Great day – brilliantly delivered and fascinating content.” – Charlotte Cummings, Business Development Director, Oliver and Company (UK) Ltd

Resources

Here are the resources from the day:
Presentation: 2014-03-21 Finance and Health Economics – CYP IAPT

Budget 2014 (external link)
OECD Health Data (external link)

The Green Book is HM Treasury guidance for Central Government, setting out a framework for the appraisal and evaluation of all policies, programmes and projects. It sets out the key stages in the development of a proposal from the articulation of the rationale for intervention and the setting of objectives, through to options appraisal and, eventually, implementation and evaluation. It describes how the economic, financial, social and environmental assessments of a proposal should be combined and aims to ensure consistency and transparency in the appraisal process throughout government.

Here’s a fabulous short video to explain the structural changes within the NHS:

Please get in touch if you would like any further resources or information.