Networking in the South West

The South West Finance Academy will increase the networking, sharing and collaboration opportunities across the region, with a focus on the health and wellbeing of our staff.

The South West Finance Academy’s networking workstream runs in collaboration with the South West Value Maker Network. As part of its Networking workstream the South West Finance Academy aims to:

  • Bring together finance staff from across the region working in financial and management accounting, forecasting, business planning, costing and procurement as well as students and apprentices
  • Enable finance staff across the region to be able to ask for help, share information, network and share successes on a daily basis
  • Demonstrate a commitment from senior leaders in the region to the continuous improvement of their finance departments
  • Support the rollout of the Value Maker Strategy across the region, and drive further engagement in this network
  • Ensure a standard of excellence across the region through the One NHS Finance accreditation process

Accreditation support

The South West Finance Academy is helping organisations across their journeys with the Toward Excellence Accreditation. If you’re applying for Level 1, Level 2 or even thinking about Level 3 – find out how we can support you!

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ICS networking in the South West

Find out what support is available for system-wide networking across the region.

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South West calendar 2025

The purpose of this calendar is to help colleagues across the South West be aware of upcoming dates, opportunities, and events that are relevant to them, bringing together all the different delivery bodies into one place. This calendar covers the period July-December 2025.

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South West Value Maker meeting

In the South West there are over 230 value makers. This network shares ideas and supports each other through a variety of national, system and organisational events. To book on to the next meeting, please click the link below.

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South West directory

Find out who your colleagues are in the South West region. Why not look up who is involved near you and get together to share ideas and encourage each other!

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Value Maker network in the South West

Join a network of like-minded individuals who are passionate about the NHS and who champion One NHS Finance within their teams, their organisations and health communities.

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Towards excellence accreditation

Demonstrate the strength, quality and positive culture of your finance team by achieving One NHS Finance Towards Excellence Accreditation. We are aiming to have every South West organisation at least Level 1 accredited this year.

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