Wednesday 16th September, 2015

Leading business support specialist NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has appointed a new director to head up the provision of its finance and accounting service to NHS client organisations.

Stephen Sutcliffe, has been appointed as director of finance and accounting, a former NHS director of finance. Stephen Sutcliffe brings more than 20 years’ experience from working with NHS providers and commissioners.

He will lead the delivery and growth of the NHS SBS Finance & Accounting (F&A) division, where services include both transactional functions, such as invoice processing and VAT management, together with more strategic consultancy services which help NHS organisations adopt best practice processes and harness the power of the data available to them.

Commenting on his appointment, Stephen Sutcliffe said: "Improving the way the NHS transacts and uses data to intelligently commission and provide services is highly important at a time when billions of pounds of efficiency savings are needed to ensure the sustainability of the health service. I look forward to working with NHS SBS customers and developing finance and accounting services to help meet the pressing needs of the NHS."

The NHS SBS F&A business provides services to all NHS commissioning organisations, having been responsible for designing and implementing the first standardised finance platform for NHS England across the commissioning landscape.

NHS SBS, which also provides employment and procurement services to the NHS, has delivered £350 million of savings to its NHS clients since 2005, freeing-up more funds for frontline care. The organisation is now on-track to deliver £1 billion savings back to the NHS by 2020.