Networking, collaboration and innovation
Providing opportunities for staff to network and share good practice, learning and innovation across organisations in the region.
What’s on offerThe Midlands Finance Academy runs four workstreams which are overseen by the Academy Board, and each area is delivered by a working group of NHS finance volunteers.
The Networking, collaboration and innovation workstream is run through the Midlands Value Maker Network. This group has been focusing on strengthening the Value Maker network and Finance Innovation Forum presence in the Midlands. The group has also been leading on the support for ICSs to run system-wide networking by sourcing and sharing examples of this engagement taking place across the Midlands and in other regions nationally.
In 2025-26 we will be developing a Future Finance Ready Programme, supporting staff to navigate automation and AI and understand their finance department’s digital maturity, so that they are prepared to adapt the make-up of the finance function and thrive in the future of finance.
The Value Maker Network meets quarterly for a 90-minute meeting, and the ask of time and resource from members between meetings is kept to a minimum.
Please sign up as a Value Maker if you are interested in joining.
Our work
ICS networking in the Midlands
Access funding and support from the Midlands Finance Academy for networking events in your system.
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One NHS Finance networks and ambassador roles
In November 2024 the Midlands Finance Academy ran a series of lunch and learns for finance staff to find out more about the ONF networks and ambassador roles.
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Finance Innovation Forum
The Finance Innovation Forum is one of the three key workstreams that One NHS Finance delivering. Colleagues are able to share ideas, solve problems and submit innovations
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Value Maker network
A Value Maker is someone who is committed to making a difference. We want to harness the power of a group of enthusiastic people to bring about positive change. The Midlands region is aiming to have 500 value makers
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