The NHS budget holder's survival guide: the essential budget holder's handbook to enable you to manage your budget more effectively

"First Published in 2018. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company."--Provided by publisher. Abstract: "First Published in 2018. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company."--Provided by publisher Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Aim and Introduction -- Part One: What are budgets? -- Whose budget is it? -- What are budgets? -- What is the purpose of budgets? -- How was my budget set? -- How is my pay budget calculated? -- How is my non-pay budget calculated? -- What do I do if my budget is out of date? -- Should I agree to my budget? -- Part Two: What do accountants do? -- What do accountants do? -- What are my responsibilities? -- Part Three: What do my reports mean? -- What do my reports mean? -- How can fìnancial information be presented? -- Part Four: How do I manage my budget? -- How do I manage my budget? -- How do I monitor my budget? -- How do I foresee future problems? -- Why do budgets overspend and underspend? -- What can I control in my budget? -- How do I get more budget to fund my plans? -- What are the financial rules: If I overspend? If I underspend? If I make a permanent saving? If I want to spend the money on something else? -- How do I save money from my budget? -- Case study -- A case study in interpreting and controlling budgets -- Index Cover 1 Title Page 2 Copyright Page 3 Table of Contents 6 Aim and Introduction 1 Part One: What are budgets? 1 Whose budget is it? 12 What are budgets? 1 What is the purpose of budgets? 1 How was my budget set? 1 How is my pay budget calculated? 1 How is my non-pay budget calculated? 1 What do I do if my budget is out of date? 1 Should I agree to my budget? 1 Part Two: What do accountants do? 1 What do accountants do? 1 What are my responsibilities? 1 Part Three: What do my reports mean? 1 What do my reports mean? 1 How can fìnancial information be presented? 54 Part Four: How do I manage my budget? 1 How do I manage my budget? 1 How do I monitor my budget? 1 How do I foresee future problems? 1 Why do budgets overspend and underspend? 1 What can I control in my budget? 1 How do I get more budget to fund my plans? 1 What are the financial rules: If I overspend? If I underspend? If I make a permanent saving? If I want to spend the money on something else? 1 How do I save money from my budget? 1 Case study 1 A case study in interpreting and controlling budgets 1 Index 1 An invaluable guide to enable you to manage your budget more efffectively, The NHS Budget Holder's Survival Guide book takes you step-by-step through all the essential skills and knowledge you need, in a jargon-frree and easily understood way.You will see: - How your budget was set up- Whether to accept your budget- How to understand financial information- How to get the best from your accountant- What your financial responsibilites are- Practical ways of saving money from your budget- What the financial rules are- How to make a bid for more moneyAll the essential skills and knowledge are covered, illustrated throughout by practical examples of direct relevance to everyday management situations. This book takes the readers step by step through the key skills and knowledge, to enable them to take control of their budget. It is helpful for the reader to learn how to find out the rules governing their budget, why budgets overspend and underspend and how to make a bid for increased funding. This invaluable guide enables managers to manage their budgets more effectively. This books sets out how to set your budget, understand financial information and financial rules, get the most out of your accountant and your budget, and how to create a bid for more money.