Hospital Broadcasting Association
HBA logo | |
| Abbreviation | HBA |
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| Formation | 24 September 1992 |
| Type | Trade association |
| Legal status | Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) 1015501 |
| Purpose | Hospital radio in the UK |
Region served | UK |
| Membership | 160 member-organisations |
Chair | Sam Smette |
Main organ | Executive Committee |
| Affiliations | NHS |
| Website | HBA |
The Hospital Broadcasting Association (HBA) supports the 160 independent hospital broadcasting organisations serving hospitals, hospices and nursing homes in the UK. The vast majority of these organisations provide hospital radio services through a variety of broadcast medium as well as a few hospital television services.
HBA's patron is the former Head of Presentation at BBC Radio 2, Alan Dedicoat, who before joining the BBC started his radio life in the hospital radio "trade".