Guidance

NHS foundation trusts: managing operating cash

Advice for NHS foundation trusts on balancing risk and return when investing surplus operational cash needed within 12 months.

Applies to England

Documents

Managing operating cash in NHS foundation trusts

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publications@dhsc.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

This document offers best practice advice on investing surplus operating cash likely to be needed within 12 months.

It provides guidelines intended to ensure NHS foundation trusts’ investments are:

  • adequately safe
  • accessible at short notice
  • able to generate a competitive return

Updates to this page

Published 8 December 2005

Sign up for emails or print this page