Making the business case

We are running a series of one day workshops across the UK to help physiotherapists who need to create a successful NHS business case. Find out more about the workshops below including dates for 2008.

The series of member learning events around Making the business case was launched at the CSP/ACPM conference in October 2007.

One day workshops

Aims

To provide an intensive one-day workshop for members across the UK to enhance their understanding of how to create a successful NHS business case.

Who should attend?

Priority will be given to CSP members, however 5 places per workshop will be made available to non-CSP members managing physiotherapy services.

What does the workshop cover?

The day will provide a highly structured, hands-on, practical, one-day course on creating an NHS business case with the maximum chance of gaining acceptance. The course is designed to be highly participative, combining presentation and group discussion with individual and group exercises. The course is lively and informal with plenty of time for questions. Practical examples of direct relevance to service managers are used throughout. A comprehensive set of handouts and exercises are provided together with a full background-reading list.

This will cover:

Planning in theory and reality
Analytical techniques
Presenting a business case
Options appraisal
Non-financial benefit criteria

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Use effective analytical techniques to present the need for change
List the main sections of any business case
List key business planning models and their applications
Understand business planning concepts and how they apply to the NHS

Provide all the information necessary to create a successful business case

More about David Bailey

David Bailey is an NHS accountant with 20 years experience of creating successful business cases while working closely with multi-disciplinary teams. He has worked at the John Radcliffe Hospital, the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Torbay Hospital as well as in primary care and mental health services. He is author of "The NHS Budget Holder’s Survival Guide", published by the Royal Society of Medicine Press as well as HfMA’s recent ten-event 'Finance Skills' package. He is well known as a lively and provocative speaker.

Cost

CSP members: £150 per participant
Non-CSP members: £175 per participant

This includes

All workshop materials
Full lunch
Refreshments

Timetable of workshops

Making the Business Case workshops taking place in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with ten workshops in England			Places available
Wales	Llandrindod Wells	9th Nov 07	N/A
London	Central London	13th Nov 07	N/A
Scotland	Edinburgh	12th Dec 07	N/A
West Midlands	Birmingham	5th Feb 08	1 left
East Midlands	Nottingham	6th Feb 08	11 left
North West	Wigan	7th Feb 08	Full
East of England	Cambridge	13th Feb 08	7 left
Yorkshire and the Humber	Leeds	18th Feb 08	13 left
South West	Taunton	5th Mar 08	Full
South Central	Oxford	13th Mar 08	5 left
South East Coast	Brighton	14th Mar 08	cancelled
North East	Middlesbrough	19th March 08	cancelled
Northern Ireland	Belfast	27th March 2008	postponed

Further information

For further information on venue details please contact Hannah Griffin, Unit administrator on email: griffinh@csp.org.uk or tel: 020 7306 6666.