Commissioner of the Year Award
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World class financial management and a stable local finance economy are essential pre-requisites for World Class Commissioning but an emphasis on collaborative working to optimise health gains is what defines its success. This Award seeks to recognise innovative practices and sustainable improvement in health outcomes through World Class Commissioning.
Entry Requirements:
A statement of up to 1,000 words setting out how the organisation has sought to improve its community’s health outcomes with a particular programme of work. HFMA wants to recognise the work done at local level by individuals, teams or whole organisations and highlight best practice and innovative approaches to the assessment of needs, matching resources to priorities and the improvement of health outcomes.
The statement must include a brief description of the work, the tangible results of that work and why the individual, team or organisation should be recognised. While this award is for 2008, prior year commitment to improving commissioning practices can also be recognised.
The statement may also be accompanied by supporting any useful background documentation. Entries are open to commissioning organisations or organisations undertaking a commissioner-type function.
Judging Criteria:
The HFMA Commissioner of the Year Award is given to individuals, teams or organisations who, in the opinion of the Awards Committee, best demonstrate any/all of the following criteria:
- A dynamic approach to partnership working that creates the financial environment that local authority, current and potential providers can operate within.
- An innovative programme of improvement for commissioning competencies within the commissioning organisation
- Innovative practice in improving clinical and care outcomes, health and community outcomes.
The Judges
Cathy Kennedy , Director of Finance & Performance, North East Lincs Care Trust
Richard Darch, Managing Director, Mede International
Mark Britnell, Director General of Commissioning and System Management, Department of Health
Dr Michael Dixon, Chairman, NHS Alliance
Closing date for nominations is Friday 26th September 2008. To download the 2008 Award Brochure, or to nominate click here