New HFMA president Mark Orchard has vowed to ensure the association supports all finance professionals in the NHS, regardless of gender, ethnic background, where they work or whether they are qualified.
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Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group chief finance officer Annette Walker has been named Finance Director of the Year at the HFMA national finance awards.
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An initiative to challenge variation in orthopaedic surgery is being expanded to 30 specialties in an attempt to show what good likes across the NHS.
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A new aspiring finance leaders pool will help to address high levels of interim managers currently occupying finance director and chief financial officer roles, the HFMA conference was told.
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Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) must begin to make a difference over the next year or risk losing the faith of clinicians who have committed to the process, the conference heard.
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Workforce issues will be the major challenge facing NHS organisations as they look to meet the productivity improvements needed to live within the current funding settlement, the HFMA annual conference was told.
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NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey acknowledged trusts faced difficult times, but insisted all had opportunities to increase their efficiency by reducing variations in performance.
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Finance leaders should ask themselves four questions – on maximising value, the level of risk in the system, partnership working and leadership capability and capacity – NHS England chief financial officer Paul Baumann told the HFMA annual conference.
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(workshop) Stockport will next year take the first steps towards an outcome-based payment system for its over-65 population.
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(workshop) Outsourcing financial back office services does not mean finance directors will lose control, according to Stephen Sutcliffe, NHS Shared Business Services’ director of finance and accounting.
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