Sarah Brampton, director of finance at University Hospitals Plymouth Foundation Trust, discusses their organisational response to the pandemic and how a culture of empowerment has allowed them to make quick and effective decisions in response to the challenges presented.
May 15, 2020•25 min
Anthony Robson, finance director at QE Facilities, talks about the impact of Covid-19 on estates and facilities services across the NHS. He discusses how his organisation has supported the NHS both in responding to the unique challenges presented, but also in helping protect other organisations against fraud during the pandemic.
May 14, 2020•42 min
Sanjay Agrawal, consultant in respiratory medicine and intensive care at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, starts to look ahead at a post-Covid NHS. He discusses the impact on other services, the importance of the public continuing to utilise the services they need, and the challenges organisations may face as they balance reintroducing wider patient care with allowing staff and teams the chance to recover from the pandemic.
May 06, 2020•22 min
Sanjay Agrawal, consultant in respiratory medicine and intensive care at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, and Caroline Clarke, group chief executive of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, talk one on one about Covid-19 and what they have learned about their respective Trusts, the NHS, and themselves during the pandemic. In a fascinating conversation, they cover topics ranging from the NHS of the future, the politics surrounding Covid-19 responses, Sanjay’s love of jazz, and pies....
Apr 30, 2020•41 min
This episode’s focus is on the West Midlands, one of the areas most affected by Covid-19 outside of London. We hear two perspectives of the local impact on services and finance teams, one from Ros Preen, director of strategy and finance at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, and the other from Susan Rollason, chief finance officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
Apr 28, 2020•40 min
Sanjay Agrawal talks about how staff are pulling together to tackle the pandemic and the impact that it is having on them. He also discusses the research that is going on to treat Covid-19 and to combat the disease in the future. Sanjay is a HFMA trustee and a consultant in respiratory medicine and intensive care at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Apr 22, 2020•23 min
As a global pandemic, Covid-19 is impacting nearly every country across the world. In this episode, Shaun Eldridge, president of HFMA Australia and Joe Fifer, chief executive of HFMA USA share their knowledge and experience of the response in their countries and its impact across the healthcare system.
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min
This episode of HFMAtalk hears two different perspectives on the pandemic. First Mike Jennings, chief financial officer at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, describes how community services have had to change to address Covid-19 from a very early stage. Then, Ian Turner, non-executive director at Devon Partnership NHS Foundation Trust discusses the role of a non-exec in supporting the organisation to maintain good governance, without getting in the way.
Apr 17, 2020•39 min
After four days of working in intensive care, Sanjay Agrawal shares his experience and reflections on the reality of caring for people who have Covid-19. Sanjay is a HFMA trustee and a consultant in respiratory medicine and intensive care at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Apr 14, 2020•35 min
In this episode Suzanne Robinson, executive director of finance at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the day to day delivery of mental health services, and what the pandemic could mean for future demand.
Apr 07, 2020•25 min
Caroline Clarke, group chief executive at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and HFMA president shares learning from the London experience of Covid-19 so far and considers how roles have changed to meet the challenge.
Apr 03, 2020•31 min
In the second of our podcasts with Sanjay Agrawal, HFMA trustee and a consultant in respiratory medicine and intensive care at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Sanjay talks about how learning during Covid-19 might impact how the NHS works in the future. HFMA will be releasing a number of podcasts from people working across different sectors, regions and roles during the pandemic.
Apr 02, 2020•18 min
The HFMA is here to support our members, the wider finance community and the NHS throughout the coronavirus outbreak. We recognise that people face many different challenges and part of our role at the HFMA is to help people understand what their colleagues are dealing with, as well as supporting people to feel less isolated in their work and decision making at this time. As part of this it is our intention to produce a range of podcasts that will hear from people working across different sector...
Mar 26, 2020•23 min•Ep. 3
Join Lee Outhwaite, director of finance and contracting at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Sanjay Agrawal, consultant in respiratory medicine and critical care at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, as they share their insights into the importance of collaborative working between finance and clinical staff. This episode will cover: A look at how both finance and clinical staff need to understand the business What collaborative working looks like Reaping the ben...
Mar 04, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Accounts have been talking about IFRS 16 for so long now that it’s easy to think that everything has been sorted out already, but that’s not the case. Find out what the standard will mean for the NHS and what one NHS foundation trust has done so far. To find out more about IFRS 16: Accounting for leases: why it affects you Accounting for leases – application of IFRS 16...
Jan 20, 2020•35 min•Ep. 1
Emma Knowles, director of policy and research at HFMA, tells you more about HFMAtalk, the podcast by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
Jan 08, 2020•44 sec