Towards Excellence Accreditation

Recognising the best in culture, skills and processes in NHS finance

Demonstrate the strength, quality and positive culture of your finance team by achieving One NHS Finance Towards Excellence Accreditation.

One NHS Finance Towards Excellence Accreditation shows that your finance team’s processes and procedures are working. It proves you’ve developed a culture where staff feel appreciated and successes are celebrated. There are three levels, and only the best finance teams achieve full accreditation, could yours?

To start the process, you’ll need to complete a proforma, which you can download at the bottom of the page. There are three submission dates each year, 31 December, 30 April and 31 August. Once you’ve completed the proforma, return it to us at one.finance@nhs.net.

Those wishing to go for their Level 2 or 3, please let the central team know with at least 6 months notice from the deadline you wish to submit to in order for us to assign assessors.

If you have any questions on the new standards to please get in touch and a member of the team would be happy to help.

Want to know more?

Learn about what the accreditation process is, the different levels of accreditation, and why it should be a priority for your organisation.

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National Accreditation Process Full Guidance Document 2023

This document outlines each stage of the process for the Towards Excellence Accreditation at each level. It provides hints and tips to support you in developing your application and details how assessments should be conducted.

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Accreditation Assessors

Here, you’ll find a selection of documents for trained accreditation assessors and information on upcoming training events and how to become an assessor.

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Finance Director Declarations

To achieve Level 1 accreditation, Finance Directors must sign a declaration to demonstrate they’re committed to continual improvement. Read more and download the declaration here

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