Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Publications

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A Brief Guide to Local Government Finance for Councillors 2011 Edition

This shorter, brief guide, will be an invaluable resource for authorities, especially councillors, coming in the midst of a time of such change.

It gives a brief overview of key facts, figures and requirements in relation to local government finance in a more user friendly and handy reference format – and is available both as a book and a CD-ROM. For further details and to order your copies please visit the CIPFA Shop.

A Comprehensive Guide to Local Government Finance 2011 Edition

This electronic guide, published on CD-ROM, provides valuable information on the various resource reviews that have led to recent announcements.

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PUBFM032HSustainability reporting: A public services perspective (2010)

Public service organisations frequently deal with activities that are strongly linked to sustainability, but do not always fully recognise sustainability as a key line of business. However, increasingly organisations are expected to show that they recognise the challenges that face them, and set out their strategies for dealing with these issues. This publication describes a public sector sustainability reporting approach, and provides the reader with practical information.

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Publication coverA Commissioning Joint Committee Study of Direct Payments and Personal Budgets for Community Care
The CJC has completed their study of the personalisation of community care, of which direct payments and personal budgets are the most demanding and fast-developing elements. The guide also summarises the differences between the legal infrastructures built up by different government departments, and outlines the main provisions of the statutes. Click here for more information and to purchase your copies.

PUBED023HChildren's Trusts: The Essential Financial Management Companion (Fully Revised Second Edition 2010)

The second edition of this guide from CIPFA provides comprehensive finance coverage of this important and constantly developing area. It is aimed at keeping trust managers and finance leads in command of their finances whilst enabling them to plan ahead strategically for children’s trusts. Click here for further information and to purchase your copies.

HE017Pooled Budgets: A Practical Guide for Local Authorities and the National Health Service (Fully Revised Second Edition 2009)

This new edition of Pooled Budgets, published jointly by CIPFA and the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), updates and expands the original guidance, and features a useful summary of the various legislative changes since 2001 and related changes in terminology. It also provides a précis of the alternatives to formal pooling, many of them simpler and administratively more economical, which are proving attractive as resources grow ever tighter.

Further details about the guide can be found on the CIPFA shop.

HE019An Introductory Guide to Children’s Social Care Finance in England (2009)

This new guide builds on the foundation of CIPFA’s earlier guide An Introductory Guide to Social Services Finance (Fully Revised Second Edition). It should contribute to an improved understanding of children’s social care financial issues. It is intended to provide an introduction to the subject and is written with a wide audience in mind.

Further details about the guide can be found on the CIPFA shop.

HE018Local Area Agreements: A Good Practice Guide for Local Government and NHS Finance Practitioners (2009)
Joint working in the public sector has never been so defined as with local area agreements (LAAs). But what are they and how can you make the best of them?

Whether you are a local authority, a primary care trust, a police authority, a development agency or any other partner body, you need to know the answers to these questions.

Further details about the guide can be found on the CIPFA shop.

Supporting People: The Essential Guide for Finance PractitionersSupporting People: The Essential Guide for Finance Practitioners (Fully Revised Fifth Edition 2008)

CIPFA's Supporting People guide provides comprehensive finance coverage of this important and constantly changing programme. Written by independent consultant and former City of Westminster Finance Director, Paul Cook, this major revision for 2008 embraces:

Expert financial management of this programme is at a premium, as councils use the programme to help vulnerable clients. This new edition of CIPFA's guide is, therefore, required reading on this complex area. It provides a step-by-step guide to the financial elements of Supporting People.

Direct Payments and Individual Budgets: Managing the FinancesDirect Payments and Individual Budgets: Managing the Finances (2007)

This timely publication from CIPFA’s expert Social Care Panel is fully supported by the Department of Health and in Control.

It is an essentially practical guide and addresses the emerging environment and provides some early advice to local authorities that wish to tackle the challenging financial issues involved in extending direct payments, or developing individual budgets or in Control schemes. It provides guidance on both direct payments and individual budgets and widely updates CIPFA’s Community Care Direct Payments: Accounting and Financial Management Guidelines.

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Achieving Transformational ChangeAchieving Transformational Change – Reform, Efficiency and Lean Thinking in the NHS: A Comprehensive Guide to Success...(2007)

...for Board Members, Senior Managers and Practitioners

How do you reform healthcare and save money at the same time? How do you ensure value for money throughout the organisation? How should changes to frontline systems be developed and what should the changes be?

Each of these questions and a whole lot more are covered in this CIPFA Health Panel publication.

Delayed DischargesDelayed Discharges - A Practical Guide to the Financial Implications (2005)

This concise all-in-one guide is essential reading for finance and service professionals operating within social services, the NHS acute sector and primary care trusts. This no-nonsense publication takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the reimbursement legislation focusing on both health and social care responsibilities, the legal requirements and the potential risk areas for all concerned.

The guide covers all the key areas including implementing local protocols, the use of pooled budgets, dealing with disputes and making the most of the reimbursement grant, highlighting both good practice and potential areas of concern.

Introductory Guide to Social Services FinanceAn Introductory Guide to Social Services Finance (Fully Revised Second Edition) (2004)

This guide, first published in 1999, has now been completely updated to encompass the substantial body of new legislation implemented in the last five years affecting the delivery of social care. This includes, amongst many others, the Health Act 1999, Health and Social Care Act 2001, Adoption and Children Act 2002, Children Leaving Care Act 2000, Local Government Acts 1999 to 2003, Care Standards Act 2000 and the Children Bill 2004.

Topics covered in detail include: