HFMAtalk

About HFMAtalk

Do you want to keep abreast of the latest in NHS finance and find out what your colleagues around the country are doing when faced with similar challenges? HFMATalk is the podcast for you. In every episode we will explore the topics that are of interest to you and shine a light on good practice in NHS finance and governance. The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is the professional body for finance staff working in healthcare. For 75 years it has provided independent support and guidance to its members and the wider healthcare community.

Publisher

HFMA

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jan 2020

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

89 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   85: NHS finance career stories - Eimear McCauley

   We bring you the fourth episode on our mini-series that focuses on NHS finance career stories where we explore the diverse journeys of finance professionals across the NHS. Lisa Robertson, senior policy manager at the HFMA, will be speaking to people at different stages of their careers and from organisations across the country to discuss the experiences, challenges, opportunities and lessons that have shaped their unique career paths. In this episode, Lisa is joined by Eimear McCauley, executive director of finance, contracts & capital development at Western Health and Social Care Trust.

2. 

   10 Sept 2026

   84: NHS finance career stories - Catherine Philips, Craig Marriott and Heledd Cooper

   We are now onto our third episode of the mini-series focusing on NHS finance career stories wherewe explore the diverse journeys of finance professionals across the NHS! Lisa Robertson, senior policy manager at the HFMA, will be speaking to people at different stages of their careers and from organisations around the country to discuss the experiences, challenges, opportunities and lessons that have shaped their unique career paths. In this episode, Lisa is joined by Catherine Philips, executive director of finance at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Craig Marriott, director of finance at NHS Lothian and Heledd Cooper, director of finance at NHS Highland.

3. 

   13 Aug 2026

   83: NHS finance career stories - Ayesha Ahmed, Guy Dakin and Sofiya Khan-Ringshaw

   This episode is the second of the mini-series focusing on NHS finance career stories where we explore the diverse journeys of finance professionals across the NHS. Lisa Robertson, senior policy manager at the HFMA, will be speaking to people at different stages of their careers and from organisations around the country to discuss the experiences, challenges, opportunities and lessons that have shaped their unique career paths. In this episode, Lisa is joined by Ayesha Ahmed, finance assistant at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Guy Dakin, senior management accountant at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Sofiya Khan-Ringshaw, corporate business partner and transformation accountant at North East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Who has been a guest on HFMAtalk

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Phillip Branford
• Lee Outhwaite
• Sofiya Khan-Ringshaw
• Katrina Percy
• Martin Almond

Reach and audience

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Spotify

4.2 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

75

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