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Finance Director of the Year 2007 heads HFMA Awards winners

Friday, 05 June 2009 13:54
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Jane Tomkinson, finance director of Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust, has been named as Finance Director of the Year at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Awards 2007. The award sponsored by Public Sector Consultants recognises achievement in heath service management with a particular focus on finance.

Ms Tomkinson was one of nine winners to receive awards held at the ceremony in central London, during the HFMA’s annual conference. The award acknowledged Ms Tomkinson’s role in the Countess of Chester’s strong financial performance since becoming a foundation trust, her championing of staff development and contributions to the finance function both within the North West region and nationally.

Jane Tomkinson has been director of finance and performance and deputy chief executive for the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since 2003. In addition to finance she is responsible for corporate performance management, IM&T and procurement and is executive lead director for

the women and children’s division. Since establishment, the Countess of Chester is the only foundation trust to have achieved the highest Monitor risk rating of 5 for two consecutive years. The trust has generated a surplus in each of the past two years with the surplus in 2006/7 made against the backcloth of a significant deficit for the local primary care trust and enormous financial risk from the impact of its recovery plan.

 

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Ms Tomkinson was nominated by her chief executive Peter Herring for her leading role in the trust’s ‘excellent financial performance’. He described her as a ‘strong and progressive leader of all the departments and functions she manages’ and an ‘excellent ambassador for the trust and her profession’.

Judges’ comments: HFMA chairman Andy Leary said: ‘What impressed me was Jane’s consistent achievement in delivering high standards against a context of commitment to the NHS values and patient care.’

Also shortlisted:
John Barber (Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust)
Malcolm Cassells (Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust)
Eifion Williams (BroMorgannwg NHS Trust)

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