HFMAtalk

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.

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 organis...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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  

Emma Knowles, director of policy and research at HFMA, tells you more about HFMAtalk, the podcast by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.