The role of the finance function in NHS organisations has evolved beyond reporting costs to
assimilating detailed and accurate data to support clinical decision making. Finance professionals
are using better information to refine costing processes and provide insights that can add
value at the front line of the health service. Through this process, service line reporting and
management (SLR/M) and patient level information and costing systems (PLICS) have emerged
as two principal techniques that are being adopted at various stages along the way. Read this report to find out more.
