Now you can simplify your payment processes to known suppliers, while also improving cash flow, reducing admin and strengthening supplier relationships. David Legg, head of corporate card products at...
David Legg, head of corporate card products at Lloyds, explores how single-use virtual cards can transform your back-office payment processes – and much more.
In the Spring Statement, chancellor Rachel Reeves faced some tough economic news. CIPFA chief economist Jeffrey Matsu explores what it meant, and what the chancellor should do next.
A few months before the Procurement Act 2023 went live at the end of February, we polled the public sector finance and spend leaders attending one of our webinars on how ready they felt for the...
Savings in the health service are possible without patients losing out, but finding these savings will require a whole-organisation approach, write Michael Rees, Sarah Reed and Austen Morgan of...
Council staff will be unable to make public transport accessible to disabled people without new funding, training and other support, writes Clive Gilbert, head of accessible transport at the Policy...
A fresh approach to capital investment could help improve the terrible condition of parts of the health service estate, writes NHS Providers interim chief executive Saffron Cordery.
Simplifying local authority accounts could ease the audit crisis, but they must still retain meaning, writes CIPFA’s director of public financial management Iain Murray.
With more than half of the countries included in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index scoring below the global average, there is still much to be done to stamp out public sector corruption, writes...
Richard Gawthorpe, group business development director at Norse Group, explores the UK housing crisis and what government – of all levels – might do to kickstart construction.
Procurement reform is on the horizon and will require public authorities to take a firmer grip on contract management with suppliers, writes Anja Beriro, partner at UK and Ireland law firm Browne...
Since its inception in February 2020, the CIPFA Financial Resilience Index has been an indispensable tool for evaluating the financial stability of local authorities. Now in its fifth iteration, the...
Senior audit manager at the National Audit Office Chris Coyne explains the value in the NAO’s good practice guides, including the latest on resource allocation.
Sustainable economic growth is urgently required to help deliver the funding for government to meet its commitments for national renewal, writes Nigel Wilcock, executive director of the Institute of...
With a new government ushering in a new budget, fresh hope looms for transforming the UK’s healthcare and the NHS. The spotlight now falls on a more integrated, mission-driven approach. Lee Outhwaite...
Lord Darzi’s report highlighted the importance of how money is being spent in the NHS. This chimes loudly with CIPFA’s recent work on the NHS estate, writes health and integration policy manager Dr...
