Future Focused Finance Champions : NHS England South Update & Going Forward 18 th June 2015

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Future Focused Finance Champions : NHS England South

Update & Going Forward18th June 2015

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About Us

Ian Howard

Nicola Blakeway

Katie Wallace

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Quick Recap : What is FFF?

Future-Focused Finance is about ‘Making People Count’ by ensuring that everyone connected with NHS finance has access to the relevant skills, methods and opportunities to influence decision making in support of the provision of high-quality patient services. It offers a vision for NHS finance to aspire to over the next five years. That includes everyone who works in finance, in every role at every level, those we work with to deliver services and the patients and communities that use and support those services.

To deliver the transformation required to bring about the vision, work is being undertaken around three strategic themes:

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So what are we doing today?

1 National FFF Update

2 Our Community : What’s happening in the

South? How to get involved.

3 Quiz : How aligned are you to FFF?

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Currently over 1,500 twitter followers - @nhsFFF, #valuemaker, #futurefocussedfinance

Signed FD declarations : 170 (representing 180 organisations because of shared FD arrangements)

Value Makers : 169 of which 45 (27%) are from commissioning organisations (15 from NHS England))

Almost

15,000 finance staffemployed across over

400 organisations

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What’s happening in the 6 Action Areas?1 Best Possible Value [Securing Excellence]

2 Efficient Processes & Systems [Securing Excellence]

3 Close Partnering [Knowing the Business]

4 Skills & Strengths [Knowing the Business]

5 Foundations for Sustained Improvement [Fulfilling our Potential]

6 Great Place to Work [Fulfilling our Potential]

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Best Possible Value [Securing Excellence]

What does it mean? :Development of a suite of evidence-based products to support and develop finance professionals in framing difficult questions & making good decisions as well as they possibly can.

So what is happening? :The Bain Model (best possible value decision making framework model) is currently being tested in 2 organisation :• Liverpool CCG (lung services)• Mid-Cheshire FT (elective capacity)

Outcomes to be disseminated via training products to be developed.

Model as it stands is available on the FFF websitewww.futurefocusedfinance.nhs.uk/blog/best-possible-value-

decision-making-framework

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Efficient Processes & Systems [Securing Excellence]What does it mean? :To achieve a shift in resources from transactional processes and financial management to activities that add value (such as business partnering) enabling finance to lead the improvement in the value of patient services.

What is happening? :Kings Fund Efficient Systems & Processes toolkit

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Insert King’s Fund Commissioning Model here……

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Efficient Processes & Systems [Securing Excellence]

What else is happening? :

More about this later – we have examples of organisations that have delivered surprisingly greater efficiency by thinking differently.

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Close Partnering [Knowing the Business] What does it mean? :

To assist finance staff, clinical staff, patients and the public to better understand NHS finance, to work together to produce high value services and to reduce waste in NHS spending.

So what is happening? :

o FSD (www.fsdnetwork.com)o HfMA online academy (www.hfma.org.uk/e-learning)o NHS Right Care (www.rightcare.nhs.uk)o Internal training programmes

o Finance Educator (FE) network now developing well. Over 100 FEs looking at how to work more closely with finance and non finance staff to deliver meaningful finance information.

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Close Partnering [Knowing the Business] So what else is happening? :

o 5 patient & public network sessions held so far

o IPSOS Mori survey on 360 feedback circulated shortly

o Pilot sites being sought for FREE King’s Fund Close Partnering Assessment Diagnostic Toolkit.

Further details are available on the FFF websitewww.futurefocusedfinance.nhs.uk

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Skills & Strengths [Knowing the Business]What does it mean? :

To develop a skills framework that will be effective (i.e. used regularly by NHS finance staff) to ensure that individuals have the right skills for the future. Retention of the right people. Focus on individual strengths – people are in the right roles for them.

So what is happening? :

Better quality development Self-service developmentOn line skills definitions

o Going out to consult on 4 “skill groupings” – which have proved popular when discussed with finance staff so far :

• I am a finance professional• I am an effective team player• I drive value for patients and tax payers• I make change happen

o Mapping competencies that will be needed for future finance roleso Objectives, appraisals and CPD for everyone in Financeo Curriculum for Excellence being established – linked to learning needed

(working with FSD, HfMA and NHS leadership Academy)

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Skills & Strengths [Knowing the Business]Examples in Practice:

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Foundations For Sustained Improvement [Fulfilling our Potential]What does it mean? :To put in place the skills and cement the relationships needed to achieve the Future-Focused Finance vision and, beyond that, nurture and sustain the NHS finance community into the long-term.

So what is happening? :o Communications hub www.futurefocusedfinance.nhs.uko Twitter @nhsFFF #futurefocusedfinance o YouTube – search ‘Future-Focused Finance’o Value Makers

Do you want be part of driving change forward? 2nd round of Value Makers has just completed enabling the initiative to become even more self-sustaining in driving change.

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Great Place to Work [Fulfilling our Potential]What does it mean? :To build clear GPtW standards for finance functions to strive to achieve, with a range of options they may adopt to make progress. Building internal and external reputation of the NHS finance function and bringing about a cultural change.

So what is happening? :o Staff engagement : workshops, get togethers, open forums, ask the DoF a

questiono Internal project teams reflecting the FFF workstreamso Creation of ‘staff support package’

Including details of mentoring/ coaching available Buddying arrangements for new starters Training log of individuals with key skills

o Implement a ‘root cause’ approach to problem solvingo Finance ‘Start the Week’ bulletino Gold stars for good worko Staff awards

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What’s happening in the South?

What we do have…. Value Maker fellowships Finance Educators The South West Accreditation scheme as a model to be rolled out

nation wide Master classes Social media – twitter chats/ blogs On- line training & development resources Staff barometer & staff engagement forums (NHSE)

How can we be better?

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This year we have launched the South West Accreditation, which is a formal recognition that your organisation is committed to providing learning and development opportunities to its finance staff.

This year we have launched the South West Accreditation, which is a formal recognition that your organisation is committed to providing learning and development opportunities to its finance staff.

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Get InvolvedSharing learning & best practice:o Sign up to the FFF website today and see all the

good work that is happeningo Tweet your support, let everyone know what is

happening in your areao Be brave and try writing a blog detailing your good

work for others to copy

Web: www.futurefocusedfinance.nhs.ukTwitter: @nhsFFF | #futurefocusedfinance

Pledge to get involved in FFF

today! All your DoFs have.

Who Wants To Be A FFF MAESTRO?

MAKING PEOPLE COUNT

QUIZ – RULES

1. Everyone stand up. Yes that includes you. Yes that does

mean now. Up you get.

2. Similar to who wants to be a millionaire – you get 3 lifelines – but in the form of incorrect answers. Once you get 4 wrong sit down.

3. The winner is the last person to sit down

4. Be honest!

5. Yes there is a small prize that may or may not contain chocolate (we advocate chocolate as part of a healthy and balanced diet)

6. Yes you should have listened more intently earlier!

Section 1 - FFF

How many people are currently registered on

the FFF website?A 5B 1 (Mark Orchard)C Over 2,300D Over 12,300

How many people are currently registered on

the FFF website?A 5B 1 (Mark Orchard)C Over 2,300D Over 12,300

Half a malteaser

How many key FFF work-streams are there?

A 4

B 5

C 6

D 1

How many key FFF work-streams are there?

A 4

B 5

C 6

D 1

A full malteaser

How many members of the Finance Leadership

Council have signed up

A 4

B 5

C 6

D 3

How many members of the Finance Leadership

Council have signed up

A 4

B 5

C 6

D 3

2 minstrels (you get the idea….)

What proportion of NHS England (South) DOFs (6) have signed up to FFF?

A 33%B 50%C 83%D 100%

What proportion of NHS England (South) DOFs (6) have signed up to FFF?

A 33%B 50%C 83%D 100%

If you used a calculator drop a lifeline – making people count is

not meant literally!

Who is FFF aimed at?

A Anyone interested in finance

B Not meC DOFsD Senior finance staff

Who is FFF aimed at?

A Anyone interested in finance

B Not meC DOFsD Senior finance staff

Hopefully all still standing – well

done!

Section 2 – About You

Is your work performance absolutely

perfect?A Yes absolutelyB No but I do my bestC Secretly think yes but can’t embarrass

others who aren’t up to my standards

D No but at least it’s fun

If you said yes – add a lifeline for being so brilliant

If you said yes – lose 2 lifelines for lieing – no-one is perfect

Is your work performance absolutely

perfect?A Yes absolutelyB No but I do my bestC Secretly think yes but can’t embarrass

others who aren’t up to my standards

D No but at least it’s fun

At work do you strive to be the best you can be?

A Yes – Always looking to improve

B No

C I just carry on as I always have

D I’m too busy to worry about this

At work do you strive to be the best you can be?

A Yes – Always looking to improve

B No

C I just carry on as I always have

D I’m too busy to worry about this

How do you know what best practice looks like?

A MirrorsB GoogleC Never considered itD Join FFF community

How do you know what best practice looks like?

A MirrorsB GoogleC Never considered itD Join FFF community

Yes but Chris – how is this

relevant to me?

A A bad football shot

B A machine to slice bread

C Something to do with salami

D Shout out if you know – lose a lifeline if you don’t

What is a slicer?

FFF

On the FFF website like-minded colleagues are

sharing EXCEL hints, tips &

training. This could help ALL of us, and we could help

others too.

What is the quickest known close-down achieved by an

NHS organisation?

A Working day 1B Working day 3C Working day 5D Working day 7

What is the quickest known close-down achieved by an

NHS organisation?

A Working day 1B Working day 3C Working day 5D Working day 7

Oh come on Chris, you cannot be serious.

Oh yes I can – Bolton NHS FT have blogged about it.

All available on the FFF website.

FFF

Section 3 – A bit of fun

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is a fear of

what? A Hippopotamus

B Insects

C Wild animals

D Long words

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is a fear of

what? A Hippopotamus

B Insects

C Wild animals

D Long words

Now making it tougher – no more multiple

choice

Which profession is most often late for a

Doctors appointment?

Which profession is most often late for a

Doctors appointment?A DoctorsB C D

Anyone feeling competitive yet?

Chocolate is awaiting the

winner…

Tom’s father has five sons named Ten, Twenty, Thirty, Forty. What was the name of the fifth?

Tom’s father has five sons named Ten, Twenty, Thirty, Forty. What was

the name of the fifth?

A TomB C D

Careful on this one folks…

What is a four letter word ending in “k” that means to have intercourse?

What is a four letter word ending in “k” that means to have intercourse?

A “Talk”

Still no winner?

6 DOFs in NHS England South.

Add up their ages.

The person who gets closest to

MY GUESS wins

DOFs ages

A My guess based on looks alone is 126 (21 * 6)

Anything else would be career

– limiting!!