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| Abbreviation | HBA |
| Motto | Supporting hospital broadcasting in the UK |
| Formation | 24 September 1992 |
| Type | Trade association |
| Legal status | Non-profit company (No. 2750147) and registered charity (no. 1015501) |
| Purpose/focus | Hospital radio in the UK |
| Location | Messingham, North Lincolnshire |
| Region served | UK |
| Membership | 228 hospital radio stations at 424 hospitals |
| Chief Executive | Phil Moon |
| Main organ | Executive Committee |
| Affiliations | NHS, Broadcast Journalism Training Council |
| Website | HBA |
The Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA) supports the 230 or so independent hospital broadcasting organisations serving hospitals, hospices 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.
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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.
HBA represents hospital broadcasting at a national level, engaging with appropriate national organisations such as:
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.
The HBA is a company limited by guarantee (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.