VALUE MAKER ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018 BEST PRACTICE MARKET STALL LANCASHIRE CCGs – Collaborative FFF Accreditation

What does FFF Accreditation mean…… The Future Focused Finance (FFF) accreditation system is designed to allow the NHS Finance Leadership Council (FLC) to give due recognition to those NHS organisations that have the very best finance skills development culture and practices in place The Process allows NHS Finance Departments to demonstrate and gain recognition for their commitment to the development of Finance Skills across their workforce

3 Levels W There are three levels within the process. They reflect the continuous development of the organisation's finance function, with level three recognising the highest standards of financial competence and commitment to the skills development of the finance team. Level 1 will be achieved through a process of self-assessment with verification from the organisation’s Finance Director / Chief Finance Officer. Levels 2 & 3 will require peer-assessment by a colleague from another accredited organisation.

Overarching Principle W Overarching Principle The organisation is fully signed up to Future-Focused Finance’s aim of Making People Count by connecting and developing all NHS Professionals. This is demonstrated by adherence to each of the criteria.

8 Clinical Commissioning Groups

working together…. We already had -North West Towards Excellence Accreditation A federated approach of 8 Lancashire CCGs working together Covering a population of over 1.5m patients Allocations totalling £2.3bn 28.1 wte finance staff Headcount of 31 staff, 28 qualified and 2 currently studying Level 1 accreditation achieved Dec 2014 Level 2 accreditation achieved Dec 2016 Key highlight in Level 1 & 2- collaborative working

FFF Accreditation Allowed us to build on the North West Towards Excellence Accreditation scheme and bring an added focus on promoting the national work of FFF

how did we work? Shared Network Hold Regular Meetings Assigned Leads to the 6 Standards 1 Infrastructure 2 Personal Development 3 Professional Development 4 Finance Workforce 5 Corporate Financial 6 Business Controls

combined evidence proforma

meetings Working group Discussions around what evidence we could produce to support the assessment What areas we needed a little more development

before assessment Assigned Work stream Leads made sure the evidence was in the folder for all 8 CCGs Booked the assessment date – which meant everyone had a deadline to work towards

assessment day All 8 CCGs represented Everyone had a role to play on the day

why did it work Chief Finance Officers Sharing good practice Team approach Representative and lead from each CCG Still meeting and keeping records up to date

Lancashire CCGs The accreditation lasts for three years and so will expire on 25 February 2021.

Certificate Presentation