“A paradigm shift in my understanding of finance and economics” – Clinical Directors and Lead Clinicians – The King’s Fund

I’ve worked with The King’s Fund for many years, delivering the finance elements of their board and senior leader programmes, including for medical directors and GP commissioners. It was a pleasure to present the Clinical Directors and Lead Clinicians Programme for The King’s Fund. It’s fascinating to look at how little we all know about the workings of the UK economy and to compare that to our knowledge of the economic workings of our own individual NHS organisations.

Evaluation Comments

Here are some of the evaluation comments from the day (with kind permission from the participants):

“An entertaining and illuminating introduction to NHS finance.”

“A paradigm shift in my understanding of finance and economics presented with a very dry wit.”

“Better understanding of the mysteries of NHS finance! Clear and engaging talk.”

“Great lecture, very interactive, I felt engaged throughout! I better understand NHS finances.”

“An excellent journey to economic enlightenment! A real opportunity to step outside our echo chambers and learn a new approach. Thank you!”

“Great introduction to NHS finance concepts and terminology and the bigger picture. Engaging, interactive and thought-provoking. Useful for every NHS budget holder struggling to negotiate their path.”

“David has demystified the world of NHS finance and accountants. I may even get in touch with mine and start some new conversations.”

“Interesting course. Helpful for understanding the structure of NHS finance and how finance and economics should be thought of as different but presented together.”

“An afternoon that demonstrated how values-based leadership transforms understanding – finance is not just about the money, economics is not just about the gap.”

References

OECD – Health Statistics 2020: https://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/health-data.htm
OECD – Health expenditure and financing: https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=SHA
OECD – Health at a Glance 2020: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/health-at-a-glance-europe-2020_82129230-en
HM Treasury – The Green Book: appraisal and evaluation in central government: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent
HM Treasury – Budget 2021: https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/budget-2021
The King’s Fund – Funding flows in the NHS: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-04/NHS_Funding_Flow_April_2020.pdf

Presentation

2022-02-16 Big Numbers – Presentation – PPT Presentation

Many thanks to all who attended. Feel free to Leave a Reply with your review of the day.

Phil Cunnington on “Brilliantly engaging! Who knew NHS Finance could be fun? Really clever and straightforward explanations of previously elusive financial and economic jargon. Thanks!” – Clinical Directors’ Programme – The King’s FundAn exceptional presentation which made the rather complex and mysterious world of NHS finance clearer. Gave a view of finance and the need to engage with all parties that should be a prerequisite for any clinical and manager.
Sophia on “David is an exceptional trainer. His Making the Business Case is worth the time investment. He is logical, convincing, authentic and an expert in the subject.” – Making the Business Case – NottinghamThank you David again for the training on Making the Business Case - I have will be distributing my learning to our team to use in future Business Case Development. It was a fantastic day!
Jamie on “David is an exceptional trainer. His Making the Business Case is worth the time investment. He is logical, convincing, authentic and an expert in the subject.” – Making the Business Case – NottinghamThank you David for making the "Making the Business Case" training informative and structured. I really enjoyed this course and I have already started using knowledge from your training in my day to day role. Thank you
Jeff on The Budget Holder’s Survival GuideGreat course in Derby. I go to a lot of these sorts of training sessions. This session wasn't remotely dry despite the subject matter. Kept us engaged and interested throughout. Very informative, very well facilitated. Will be recommending to others.
Lynda Furness on ”Great interactive course. Simple to understand and relevant.” – Report Writing – NottinghamDavid Thank you for a great day on report writing course
Suzanne Taylor on “Yet another excellent course. Very informative and practical.” – Making the Business Case – CambridgeNHS budget holders guide, delivered in an easy to understand way, with humour thrown in for good measure.
Carole on The NHS Budget Holder’s Survival Guide – BookDear David Is there an updated version of the NHS Budget Holders Survival guide? The only version I can find was published in 2002 ( Amazon).
Mohamed Amin on “Yet another excellent course. Very informative and practical.” – Making the Business Case – CambridgeDear David, Thank you for yet another thought stimulating course. I was very impressed by your approach on the course last year, hence attended again. Your analytical skills and the way you teach them are highly appreciated. I have never ever been taught (including on my MBA), how to do a SWOT analysis in the way you taught us on the course.
Onika Patrick-Redhead on “Yet another excellent course. Very informative and practical.” – Making the Business Case – CambridgeNot only did I value the course I felt that David really connected and delivered a fantastic session, it was detailed and informative. I would recommend his course. Step by step on how to do an efficient business case.

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