News / Walker is FD of the Year (HFMA 2016)
The judges commended Mrs Walker for a range of work, but particularly for the pioneering collaboration between the CCG and foundation trust, which she led alongside Mr Worthington. This has culminated in their aligned incentives contract – broadly speaking, the contract gives the provider a minimum income guarantee with incentives to reduce costs. 
The judges said: ‘This well supported application highlighted in particular the significant innovation in collaboration and contracting achieved across Bolton. Annette has been engaged with a number initiatives at both a local and national level and supported the process for Bolton CCG to be one of the earliest CCGs in the North West to achieve level 3 FSD accreditation.’
The aligned incentives contract also took the Innovation Award for the CCG and Foundation Trust. The judges said the contract was ‘genuinely innovative’ and could provide a blueprint for better commissioner-provider relationships elsewhere.
The HFMA presented eight awards at a ceremony held during its annual conference in London, as well as a number of personal awards to members who have made a significant contribution to the association. The second annual Future-Focused Finance Award was also presented and won by Ben Roberts, also from Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. The trust head of finance transformation and FFF value-maker is one of the driving forces behind the FFF Finance and Clinical Educator scheme.
The other national awards presented were:
Governance
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Working with finance – Clinician of the Year
Tara Kearney, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Costing
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
Havelock Training Award
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Deputy Director of Finance Award
Sheila Stenson, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Accounts Teams of the Year
Hull Clinical Commissioning Group
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