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.

The HBA also provides regular training events for those involved with the associations member stations; attracting guest speakers who have a wealth of professional experience in radio broadcasting and interview techniques, radio technology or the finer points of computer based broadcasting software.

In addition HBA offers training and support on numerous administration elements of managing a charity.

The awards are presented at the HBA Annual National Conference held in the Spring of each year.