Demystifying NHS Finance

Course ID: SW24-034

Associated Ladders of Learning:

• 5 - Generic Skills
• For more information please click here to find our Course Catalogue

Overview:

This course is aimed at clinicians that have minimal knowledge of how finance works in the NHS and want to find our more.

Content:

1. Basic overview of the NHS Structure and how it has changed/ is changing.
2. Simple Understanding around the flow of money in the NHS including local and national commissioning.
3. Details of the Structure of function of the regulatory and other Arm’s length bodies
4. Understand the financial pressures facing the NHS
5. Overview of different types of NHS payment systems and contracts
6. Overview of NHS Costing and PLICS

Audience:

CT1, CT2, ST1, ST2, ST3, ST4, ST5, ST6+, or Public Health Consultant
Associate Dean Secondary Care, Associate DME, College/Specialty Tutor, Deputy Dean, DME, Educational/Clinical Supervisor Secondary Care, HoS, SAS Doctor (Associate Specialist, Specialist, Speciality Doctor, Staff Grade, Tutor), or TPD Secondary Care

Course Length:

This is a half day course, starting at 09:30 and finishing at 12:30.

Venue:

Online via MSTeams

Booking for these courses will be taken on MaxCourse, our online booking system.

Information about how to use MaxCourse can be found on our website.

Please email england.facultydevelopment.sw@nhs.net with any questions, before and on the day.