Winter 19

Finance & Procurement Awards The annual Finance and

Procurement Awards

took place on Thursday

12th December 2019.

The event began with

breakfast followed by the

presentation of awards

by Ian Moston (Chief

Finance Officer).

The awards are for Finance and

Procurement staff who work

across the Northern Care

Alliance and nominees are

chosen by their colleagues.

There were 6 categories in

total:

Trust values – continuous

improvement

Trust values – patient and

customer focus

Quality improvement and

productivity

Working together with the

business

Learner of the year

Rising star of the year

It was a very enjoyable

morning and a nice way to

recognise the hard work of

staff. Pictured above are some

of the winners, please see

inside for the full list.

Procurement Department

Newsletter

Trust Values –

Continuous

Improvement

Anne Griffiths

Logistics Officer

Susan Terriere

Senior Management

Accountant

Trust Values –

Patient and

Jo Horrocks

Logistics Officer

Quality

Improvement and

Productivity

Stephen Booth

Information &

Communications Manager

Andrew Southall

Data Analyst

Procurement Finance

Andrea Carberry

Senior Financial Planning

Accountant

Kirsty Jones

Commissioning &

Performance Officer

Not in

Attendance

Working Together

with the Business

Louisa Barry

Non Clinical Category Buyer

Judith Ellis

Technical Accounts Officer

Learner of the Year

Sue Tickle

P2P Manager

Rising Star of the

Year

Kate Bailey

Acting Senior Procurement

Manager

Procurement Finance

Cara Whitehouse

Assistant Management

Account

Wayne Clarke

Assistant Management

Accountant

The festive season is now

in full swing and we are

reaching the end of 2019.

It’s now over two years

that the department has

been merged and

supporting the whole of

the Northern Care

Alliance. Our collective

achievements are there

for us all to see, including

in November the

department being

accredited at Level 2

against the National

Procurement Standards.

It will soon be 2020 so whilst

taking the time now to enjoy

the festivities we must also

maintain our focus by

delivering our Better Care at

Lower Cost target, our capital

programme by procuring the

vital equipment which

supports patient care as well

as build on the developments

within our standardisation of

catalogues with the

eProcurement system and the

end to end Logistics service for

our Care Organisations.

I was glad to see so many of

you at this year’s NCA Finance

& Procurement Awards where

we celebrated the success of

Awards 5

Level 2 Procurement 6

Standards Accreditation

Other News 7

Staffing Updates 9

Congratulations 11

Directors Message

Contents

members of the Finance and

Procurement Departments;

congratulations to winners as

well as those who were

nominated. Can I take this

opportunity to wish you as well

as your families a very Merry

Christmas and Happy New

Year!

Awards It is awards season and

the NCA Procurement

Team have been

shortlisted in categories

at both the HCSA Awards

and NHS in the North

Excellence in Supply

Awards.

We were shortlisted in the

following categories:

HCSA Awards (Health Care

Supply Association)

Procurement Team of the Year

Future Leader - Ellie Tivinan

(Procurement Manager)

Unsung Hero - Nicola Costello

(Logistics Supervisor)

NHS in the North Excellence

in Supply Awards

NHS Supplier Engagement

Award

Procurement Rising Star - Ellie

Tivinan (Procurement Manager)

Procurement Champion - Satpal

Singh (Head of Medical Physics)

We were also officially awarded

our Level 1 Procurement

Standards accreditation for

Pennine Acute at the NHS in the

North Excellence in Supply

Awards.

Everyone had a very enjoyable

evening at these events and

also at the associated

conferences and workshops.

They are an excellent

opportunity to network with

other procurement

professionals as well as

recognise the hard work of

staff.

It’s a great achievement to

have been nominated and

shortlisted so well done to all

the individuals and the team as

a whole. A big congratulations

goes to Satpal who won the

Procurement Champion Award!

Ellie Tivinan

Satpal Singh

Members of the Procurement Team

Level 2 Procurement Standards Accreditation

We are excited to

announce that the

Northern Care Alliance

NHS Group has

successfully been

accredited at Level 2 -

Towards Excellence of the

Procurement Standards.

This is a significant

achievement not just for

the department but also

the wider organisation.

This recognition further

reinforces the vital

contribution the

Procurement

Department makes to the

NCA’s strategic objectives

and ultimately better

patient care.

The Procurement Standards is

a national programme

introduced in May 2012 to

support the recommendations

from the Public Accounts

Committee by providing a

clear vision of good NHS

procurement. Accreditation

status counts towards the

Trust’s placing in the national

league tables.

Level 2 means that the

organisation has demonstrated

‘strong procurement

performance’ and is ‘making

good, strong progress’. In

order to achieve this the

department needed to collate a

wide range of evidence in

order to meet the tough

criteria. An assessment day

then took place where the

evidence was presented to

assessors and members of the

Procurement and Finance

Teams were then interviewed.

The announcement of our

success came at the regional

Procurement Skills

Development meeting in

Haydock which took place on

the 19th November 2019.

Ian Moston (Group Chief

Finance Officer) said:

“Congratulations to all the staff

in the department. This is a

tremendous testimony to their

collective hard work.”

“ This is a

significant

achievement not

just for the

department but

also the wider

organisation ”

Well done to Andrew

Burns (Senior Buyer)

who has won the 2020

Intersurgical Calendar

Photo Competition.

The theme of the calendar for

2020 is ‘a breath of fresh air’. As

the overall winner with his

photograph ‘Wind Farm’

Andrew won £500 for a charity

of his choice. He has decided to

donate the money to the

Teenage Cancer Trust.

Opposite you can see the

winning image. Congratulations

Andrew!

Andrew Burns

Andrew (left) receiving his prize

Other News Christmas

Jumper Day

On Friday 13th December

the Procurement Team

joined in National

Christmas Jumper Day.

The team across the sites

donned their festive attire to

help raise over £30 for Save the

Children. Pictured left are some

of the Procurement staff based

at Turnpike House.

The Procurement Team

would like to wish all of our

readers a Happy Christmas!

Renal Supplier Day

The NCA Procurement

Department working in

partnership with Renal

Services arranged a

Renal Supplier Day

where suppliers

exhibited equipment for

staff to view and allow

them to gain a better

understanding of what is

available on the market.

The event took place on 27th

November 2019, in the Mayo

Building at the Salford site. The

day gave an opportunity for

staff managing all modalities

that touch Renal Services the

opportunity to openly engage

with providers in order to

better understand the type of

equipment currently available

on the market place whilst also

furthering their knowledge

around current and future

innovations.

The event was a great success

with very positive feedback

received from stakeholders.

Suppliers demonstrating their equipment

Cat Murphy (Senior Buyer) and Lilian Ncube (Buyer) who helped organise the event

Christmas Buffet

The 18th December

2019 saw the annual

Finance and

Procurement Christmas

Buffet take place in

Turnpike House.

A big thank you to those who

arranged the event and

contributed food it was

certainly an impressive spread!

The buffet also saw a guest

appearance from Santa Claus

who arrived to deliver the

Secret Santa presents.

Staffing Update

New Starters

Lauren Dootson

Lauren has joined the

department in the role of Buyer

(Non Clinical) in the P2P Team.

Her role involves processing

requisitions and answering

helpdesk queries.

Aidan Woodward

Aiden is the new Senior Buyer

for the Capital, Estates &

Facilities category. He has

previously worked at Pennine

Care in their Procurement

Team.

Movers

Catriona Murphy

Cat has been successful at

interview stage and appointed

to the role of interim

Procurement Manager leading

the category of Capital Estates

and Facilities.

Karen Parkinson

Karen has successfully applied

for the new Inventory &

Scan4Safety Manager position.

The role will involve the

support and maintenance of

the inventory management

system.

Antony Carbery

Antony has been appointed as

the Logistic Supervisor based

at Salford. He previously

worked as a Logistics Officer

within the Logistics Team.

Callum McHugh

Callum McHugh has

successfully interviewed and

been appointed to the role of

Logistics Officer within the

theatre arm of the Logistics

Team.

Shahela Mahmoodi

We will soon be saying farewell

to Shahela Mahmoodi, one of

our Buyers, who will be leaving

us in January for a role in the

Procurement Department at

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

We wish you all the best in

your future career Shahela!

Leavers

Lisa Royle

Lisa has left the Procurement

Team and the role of Logistics

Officer for a position within

Theatres. Good luck in your

new job Lisa.

Elaine Hughes

Retirements The Procurement Department are also saying goodbye to two much loved and

popular members of the team who have recently retired.

Elaine Hughes has retired from the

Trust after 42 years working for the

NHS.

Elaine has worked in both clinical and

procurement roles throughout her career and

more recently managed the Theatre Logistics

Team based out of Salford Royal Hospital.

Lots of staff from across the NCA came to say

goodbye to Elaine on her last day and Joe Lever

(Group Procurement Director) thanked her for

her dedication and commitment to the Trust and

most importantly to the patients. We all wish

Elaine a very happy retirement.

After nearly twenty years working as

part of the Materials Management

Team Sylvia Hope finally hung up her

handheld terminal on 31st October to

begin her well-earned retirement.

Sylvia Hope

Sylvia is pictured below (holding the balloon)

with some of her colleagues. We wish Sylvia all

the best for a long and happy retirement.

Elaine (left) with Joe Lever

and Julie Blackman

Amy Emmerson (Senior

Procurement Manager)

recently began her

maternity leave.

Amy said: “Thank you for

making my last week at work so

special before I finished for

maternity leave. From the

generous gifts, to the amazing

desk decorations, to a fantastic

meal out. It was all so nice and

we are so very grateful”.

Evelyn Rose Emmerson was

born Tuesday 26th November

Amy Emmerson

at 14:19 weighing 7lb 1oz.

Congratulations to Amy and

Neal. Mother and daughter are

Congratulations

both doing very well and Amy

is looking forward to

introducing Baby Emmerson to

everyone soon!

Claire Parker (left) presenting

Amy with her gifts

Declan Mellor recently

celebrated his 21st

birthday.

Declan is one of our Logistics

Officers based at Royal Oldham

Hospital.

Happy Birthday Declan!

Declan Mellor CIPS Exams

Congratulations to

Andrew Southall (Data

Analyst), Nicola Costello

(Logistics Supervisor)

and Robert Crank (Buyer)

who have passed their

latest CIPS exams.

Some of our staff are currently

working their way through the

CIPS (Chartered Institute of

Procurement & Supply)

qualification.

Throughout the world CIPS

qualifications are recognised as

driving leading edge thinking

and professionalism in

procurement. Keep up the good

work everyone!

Andrew Southall

Robert Crank

Nicola Costello