• David Bailey's website and best selling book, The NHS budget holder's survival guide
• Find out more about commissioning on the DH website
• Find out more about payment by results on the DH website
• Healthcare Financial Management Association: the voice of NHS finance professionals. It helps set and promote standards in NHS financial management and provides training and education services, conferences, seminars and publications.
• Audit commission Body that appoints external auditors to check financial statements and carry out reviews of governance arrangements and performance in all local authorities and the NHS. Commission reports can be downloaded from the website.
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (Cipfa) Cipfa is the accountancy training body for public services and an authority on public sector financial management. You can download technical publications and policy consultation papers from the website.
• HM Treasury Voted best government website in the 2002 Government Internet Forum awards, it includes latest news from the Treasury, plus archived ministerial speeches, economic data and detailed budget and pre-budget reports.
• Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) IFS is an independent research organisation that produces authoritative economic commentary and analysis of public policy. Site includes budget 2002 analysis and a health section with reports on public spending, drugs pricing and other issues.
• National audit office (NAO) An independent statutory body, the NAO audits the accounts of all government departments, agencies and other public bodies. It reports to parliament on the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which government bodies have used public money.
• NHS directorate of counter fraud services News, background documents and performance statistics on the unit set up to tackle the multi-million pound problems of NHS fraud.
• NHS estates Executive agency of the Department of Health tasked with providing support and guidance on the procurement design, operation and maintenance of NHS buildings.
• NHS finance staff development Intended as a resource for NHS finance staff, this Department of Health site has links to regional finance staff development sites and details of the national financial management training scheme.
• NHS pensions agency The site includes an online library of technical newsletters and guides, booklets and leaflets for members, employers and pensioners, as well as an archive of agency annual reports. There is also a short jargon-buster page.
• NHS purchasing and supply agency The agency advises the NHS on procurement policy and helps manage 3,000 NHS purchasing contracts worth more than £3bn. Its comprehensive website includes sections on 'green' procurement, a guide for suppliers and an e-commerce page.
• Office of government commerce Government unit established to ensure that state procurement of goods and services makes full value for money use of the private sector. The site includes news, events and guidance.
• NHS finance manual The Department of Health's online library of official guidance and technical circulars. There is a 'frequently asked questions' section, and links.
• NHS pay policy The NHS Pay branch site has links to pay review body reports, plus health department evidence. There are also comprehensive links to the latest advance letters on staff pay increases and sections on doctors pay, managers pay and consultant distinction awards.
• NHS Purchasing A guide to purchasing and procurement in the NHS, including procedures and details of tendering opportunities within the Department of Health.
• PFI and Capital Department of Health site packed with information about the private finance initiative. Includes a list of major PFI hospital schemes and information about NHS Lift, the public-private partnership funded primary care capital development scheme.

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