Hospital Broadcasting Association
Encyclopedia
The Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA) supports the 230 or so independent hospital broadcasting organisations serving hospital
s, hospice
s and nursing homes in the UK. The vast majority of these organisations provide hospital radio
services, although there are also a few hospital television services.
(number 2750147) and is registered as a charity
(number 1015501) with the Charity Commission
for England and Wales. Its official name is the National Association of Hospital Broadcasting Organisations, but adopted Hospital Broadcasting Association as its working name in the 1990s.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
s, hospice
Hospice
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s and nursing homes in the UK. The vast majority of these organisations provide hospital radio
Hospital radio
Hospital radio is a form of audio broadcasting produced specifically for the in-patients of hospitals. It is primarily found in the United Kingdom.-History:...
services, although there are also a few hospital television services.
Advice and guidance
HBA provides advice and guidance to the management of the stations on all aspects of running a hospital broadcasting organisation. This is available via its website, its members' magazine, at national conferences, regional events and in response to specific enquiries. This expertise is vital to the stations, as many of a station's members will not have had previous experience in either broadcasting or running an organisation.National representation
HBA represents hospital broadcasting at a national level, engaging with appropriate national organisations such as:- the NHSNational Health ServiceThe National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
- the Dept of HealthDepartment of Health (United Kingdom)The Department of Health is a department of the United Kingdom government with responsibility for government policy for health and social care matters and for the National Health Service in England along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwise devolved to the Scottish,...
- OfcomOfcomOfcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
- the copyright collecting societies PPLPhonographic Performance LimitedPPL is the London-based United Kingdom music licensing company which undertakes collective rights management of recorded music and music videos for public performance, broadcast and new media use...
, PRSPerforming Right SocietyPRS for Music is a UK copyright collection society undertaking collective rights management for musical works. PRS for Music was formed in 1997 as the MCPS-PRS Alliance, bringing together two collection societies: the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society and Performing Right Society...
and MCPSMechanical-Copyright Protection SocietyThe Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society is an organisation that pay royalties to composers, songwriters and music publishers when a composition is manufactured into any format. This includes copies of the music alone such as CDs and downloads, and also products that use the music as a part of... - the charity regulators Charity Commission and OSCR
- the government's Office of the Third Sector
National Hospital Radio Awards
The HBA stages the National Hospital Radio Awards annually to encourage volunteers to produce better programmes, to recognise the efforts of all hospital broadcasting volunteers, and to promote hospital broadcasting to the general public. The awards are presented at the HBA national conference held in the Spring of each year.Legal status
The HBA is a company limited by guaranteeCompany limited by guarantee
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(number 2750147) and is registered as a charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
(number 1015501) with the Charity Commission
Charity Commission
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales....
for England and Wales. Its official name is the National Association of Hospital Broadcasting Organisations, but adopted Hospital Broadcasting Association as its working name in the 1990s.
Regions
- Anglia
- Home Counties
- London
- Midlands
- North
- North West
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- South
- South East
- Wales & West
- Yorkshire