Publications
The following publications are available to download:
NB If you are unable to download this document or wish to obtain a printed copy please phone 0300 123 1002 or e-mail doh@prolog.uk.com quoting reference "32291/Governing the NHS"
This guide is designed to help NHS Board members understand and comply with their obligations under equality and human rights legislation. Every NHS organisation, as a public body, needs to assure itself of legal compliance.
Strategic Review
Business Plan
Annual Reports
- Annual Report and Summary Financial Statement 04/05 (annualreport0405.pdf, 974kb)
- Annual Report and Accounts 2005/06 (annualreport0506.pdf, 461kb)
- Annual Report and Accounts 2006/07 (annual_report_2006_2007.pdf, 966kb)
- Annual Report and Accounts 2007/08 (annual_report_2007_2008.pdf, 1.53mb)
Newsletter
Public Appointments Plan
Focus - news for independent assessors
The NHS Audit Committee Handbook
The Intelligent Board
- The Intelligent Board - Feb 2006 (intelligent_board_report.pdf, 226kb)
- The Intelligent Commissioning Board - July 2006 (intell_comm_board.pdf, 327kb)
- The Intelligent Ambulance Board - November 2006 (Intelligent_Ambulance_Board.pdf, 125kb)
- The Intelligent Practice - February 2006 (intelligent_practice.pdf, 82kb)
- The Intelligent Mental Health Board - March 2007 (MentalHealthBoard07031.pdf, 452kb)
Press Releases
- Commission publishes its strategic review - 21st January 2008 (strategic_review21108.pdf, 31kb)
- NHS Appointments Commission announces the appointment of chairs of the new Strategic Health Authorities - 5th May 2006 (press_release_050506.doc, 71kb)
- New NHS boards seek local non-executives of the new Strategic Health Authorities - 17th May 2006 (press_release_170506.doc, 68kb)
- Commission publishes its strategic review - 21st January 2008 (strategic_review21108.pdf, 31kb)
Appointments Commission's Equality Scheme Documents
- Disability Equality Scheme (Disability_Equality_Scheme.pdf, 100kb)
- Outline Gender Equality Scheme (Gender _Equality_Scheme.pdf, 50kb)
Accounts guides for non-executives
The Healthcare Financial Management Association, in partnership with the Audit Commission, has published two new guides for non-executives to help them to gain a greater understanding of their organisations' annual accounts. Even for those with a strong background in accounting, some aspects of NHS finance can be immensely complicated. These guides have been written especially for those with limited financial expertise and are designed to help non-executives and other users of the accounts to understand and draw conclusions from NHS accounts.
The two guides, NHS Trust Accounts: A Guide for Non-executives and Primary Care Trust Accounts: A Guide for Non-executives, provide a plain english explanation of the four primary statements and notes that make up the annual accounts. The guides also expand on key concepts in NHS accounting and include questions non-executives may wish to ask when reviewing accounts. Free copies of the guides have been sent to all NHS trusts and PCTs and are also available on both organisations' websites:
Public Bodies 2007
People in Post 2006
- Appointments to national bodies at 01/01/2006 (national_bodies.pdf, 179kb)
- Chairs and non-executive members of local NHS trusts at 01/01/2006 (local_nhs_trusts.pdf, 1.01mb)