Readings for a new hospital manager
Set 3: Basic financial management reading
An Overview and Field Guide for District Management Teams
B. Engelbrecht, H. Jooste, G.Muller, T. Chababa and D. Muirhead, 2002, Department of Health, South Africa
This set of 8 guides (each around 3 to 8 pages):
- Aims to make concepts of financial management clear and accessible in order to help District Health Managers in their task.
- Gives an overview of financial management concepts, processes and techniques that can be used in the financial management of a district.
- Aims to make clear the different steps in the financial management cycle, analyses the task of district management and takes the manager step by step through the financial management cycle
Click each dimension on the framework to find resources on financial management containing that information. The readings can also be accessed below the framework
Understanding the Regulatory Framework
District Health Management
Allocating the Budget
In-year Management: Operating, Monitoring and Safeguarding
Evaluation and Reporting: Accounting for Performance