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

2. 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. 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.

4. Overarching PrincipleW
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.

5. 8 Clinical Commissioning Groups

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. combined evidence proforma

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

11. 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

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

13. 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

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

15. Certificate Presentation