Mansfield hospital team crowned the best at finance awards

Sherwood Forest Hospitals’ finance team has been awarded the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Value Awards ‘Finance Team of the Year’.

This year’s judging process followed a different format due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Finalists were asked to create a video presentation to submit for review by the judging panel, which is formed of a wide range of well-respected figures from across the healthcare community.

The finance team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals has been awarded this prestigious award in recognition of its contribution to delivering better services and driving better outcomes across the organisation over the past 12 months.

The accolade recognises the team’s efforts after they embraced the ‘Future Focused Finance’ initiative, which looked at improving NHS finance for everyone, recognising the need for strong financial skills and an understanding across all professional groups to deliver good patient care and value for money.

Chief financial officer and deputy chief executive for the trust, Paul Robinson, said: “I am so proud of the team for achieving this prestigious accolade.

"It’s a true reflection of their hard work and efforts to really integrate themselves within the organisation to ensure that best practice is carried out.”

Throughout the last 18 months the team has successfully improved the quality of the finance team and financial management through a range of networks, frameworks and toolkits.

Judges were particularly impressed with the honesty of the team in identifying their need for improvement.

The editor of the Health Service Journal, Alastair McLellan, offered his congratulations to the teams on their success.

He said: “The entrants this year have been of incredible calibre, and each of the winners at the HSJ Value Awards 2020 have been chosen based on their outstanding commitment to delivering value and efficiency across their organisation.

"I’d like to offer my congratulations to Sherwood Forest Hospitals finance team on winning the HSJ ‘Finance Team of the Year’ award.”