1. Health Strategy Management 20th November 2014 Pam Kaur Group Finance Manager University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust Parminder.Kaur@uhcw.nhs.uk Twitter @k_pam5

2. A bit about me….

3. The UK NHS Do you know……. The age of the NHS? How many employees work in the NHS? The size of the NHS budget? How many organisations are in the NHS? The number of patients the NHS treats every 36 hours?

4. Staff working in the NHS…..

5. Current Constitution (1) TDA NHS England

6. Current Constitution (2) http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130805112926/http://healthandcar e.dh.gov.uk/system/ http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130805112926/http://healthandcar e.dh.gov.uk/system/

7. Challenges facing the NHS The conundrum of patient care versus value for money……… Quality of patient care and national targets :– Waiting Times (referral to treatment RTT) A&E Targets Mortality Rates Employer of choice Francis Enquiry, Keogh Report - greater regulation http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/report http://www.midstaffspublicinquiry.com/report The current economic climate :– Payment Mechanisms, e.g. National Tariff (Payment by Results) Negative inflation Efficiency requirements

8. Challenges facing the NHS

9. Trust Performance Dashboard

10. Long Term Planning Leadership and Vision Developing Efficiencies Support Operational Delivery A day in the life of financial and operational management……

11. Patient care and value for money; are they mutually exclusive? Aim of clinicians and managers should be to improve the quality of care to patients as efficiently as possible.

12. http://www.nhsgraduates.co.uk/news.aspx Career opportunities in the NHS http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/

13. Useful links and networks NHS Leadership Academy http://www.leadershipacademy.nhs.uk/ Department of Health https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department- of-health Health Service Journal http://www.hsj.co.uk/ University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust - Board Papers http://www.uhcw.nhs.uk/clientfiles/File/Public-Trust-Board- Papers-Sep-2013(1).pdf

14. Useful links and networks Finance Skills Development Network http://fsdnetwork.com/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/ The NHS Constitution http://www.nhs.uk/choiceintheNHS/Rightsandpledges/NHSConst itution/Documents/2013/the-nhs-constitution-for-england- 2013.pdf Healthcare Financial Management Association http://www.hfma.org.uk/ http://www.nhsconfed.org/resources/key-statistics-on-the-nhs