NHS finance for senior leaders

Helping you develop your financial expertise

This one-day course is designed for senior NHS leaders, including board members and those preparing for board-level roles, who want to strengthen their understanding of NHS finance.

Led by experienced NHS experts, the course provides a clear and practical introduction to the essentials of NHS financial management, funding flows and reporting across the NHS.

Key takeaways

1. Understand the strategic policy context of NHS funding, finance structures, and system-wide financial management.
2. Strengthen your ability to interpret financial information and reports confidently.
3. Recognise some of the key sources of assurance and triangulation to ensure financial accountability and stewardship.
4. Gain practical insights into questioning of board-level financial information through examples and case studies. 

Board members have responsibility for ensuring that services are safe and effective as well as clinically and financially sustainable. In a complex and increasingly integrated NHS environment, strong financial understanding is essential for effective decision-making, good governance, and delivering high-quality, sustainable care. This course helps board members and senior leaders to engage meaningfully with finance, strengthening their leadership and their contribution at board level.

• How NHS providers are funded and how finances flow through systems.
• Core elements of financial management and planning in the NHS.
• Key financial challenges facing the NHS today.
• How to interpret financial reporting along with the key sources of assurance and triangulation to review.
• Actionable insights into the questions senior leaders can ask in relation to finance.
• Practical exercises and discussions to apply learning to real-world NHS contexts.

The course runs from 9:30am to 4pm (subject to change). 

This training is open to Members and Non-Members of The NHS Alliance.

NHS Alliance Member: £335 (ex VAT) | £402 (incl. VAT)
Non-Member: £502.50 (ex VAT) | £603 (incl. VAT)

You will need to provide a purchase order number at booking to confirm your place on this course. Card payments are also accepted. 

Follow the ‘Book now’ link at the top of this page to book your place. You will need to create an account if you have not already done so.

• Non-financially qualified board members (both executive and non-executive).
• Senior executives and managers looking to develop their understanding of strategic NHS finance.