Efficiency Award

Sponsored by Tribal

The NHS has always been pushed to improve efficiency.  However, the pressure to make further improvements has increased in recent years, as the service has eliminated deficits and, in some parts of the UK, moved towards the generation of surpluses to fund service and capital developments.

Major improvements in access standards and financial management will not be allowed to slip.  But an increased focus on raising quality of services and outcomes will require organisations to free up resources and improve efficiency.  The wider economic climate adds to the financial pressure, making greater efficiency from frontline services, support functions and the procurement of goods and services vital. This award focuses on the role of the finance team in supporting efficiency improvement.

Winner

Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS FT

Short listed entries

Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS FT

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS FT

The Judges

Keith Wood, Chair, HFMA Financial Management and Research Committee

Andy McKeon, Managing Director – Healthcare, Audit Commission

John Appleby, Chief Economist, Kings Fund

Bernard Crump, Chief Executive, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

Stephen Vinall, Managing Director - Health Consulting, Tribal