Welcome to the David Bailey finance training Web site. My goal is to provide you with useful information about NHS budgeting and finance training and development events and resources. For details of my experience, see About Me.

David Bailey has been serving the NHS since 1986. He specializes in high-impact, enjoyable finance and budgeting training for finance staff, budget holders, clinicians, managers and board directors. See under Learning Events for details.

David is author of the best selling The NHS Budget Holder’s Survival Guide as well as numerous other publications. See under Resources for details.

For links to other sites of interest see Links. For details of updates to this web site, see News.

Feel free to browse around this site. If you have comments or questions about my services, or simply need more information and want to contact me, click on the Contact Me button.

Thank you for visiting and I look forward to hearing from you.

David

Reviews

“A really excellent two days. I have learnt more than I could possibly imagine. Thank you. Everyone who has anything to do with business planning would benefit from hearing David speak.”

Anne McDonald, Senior Nurse, Practice Development, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

“Very good handouts. Thanks. David did really well to explain very difficult concepts in a short space of time. Excellent, patient, good humoured. Just what I needed. One of the best and most useful courses I’ve done.”

Carl Edmonds, Head of Urgent Care, Tower Hamlets PCT.

“Useful practical exercises, very clear and concise. Ensured group understood topics and covered questions raised thoroughly. Made the subject matter real and in context. A well structured course.”

Tara Argent, Deputy General Manager, Surgery and Anaesthetics, Medway NHS Trust.