CIMA's top NHS students announced

23 September 2005

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) today announces that the winners of the CIMA NHS Student Excellence Awards 2005 are Jonathan Dove from Canterbury and Gavin D'Northwood from County Durham.

Jonathan receives the Excellence Award for Managerial Level, gaining the highest mark in his Financial Accounting and Tax Principles paper.

Gavin receives the Excellence Award for Strategic Level, gaining the highest mark in his Management Accounting Risk and Control Strategy paper.

Robert Jelly, CIMA Director of Education, said:

'CIMA warmly congratulates Gavin and Jonathan on their achievement and wish them every success as they continue their studies. We are consistently impressed with the high level of commitment demonstrated by the NHS in training CIMA students and employing fully qualified Chartered Management Accountants. I'm confident that in time, Jonathan and Gavin will join their ranks and continue to help drive forward the finance functions within the NHS.'

The bi-annual awards are sponsored by the Financial Training Company and each winner will receive an iPod at a presentation ceremony in November. Members of the NHS Financial Staff Development Board and CIMA Chief Executive, Charles Tilley, will make the presentation.

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For further information, please contact:

Steven Hilton
Press Officer, CIMA
020 8849 2427
steven.hilton@cimaglobal.com

Notes to editors

1. CIMA (the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) is a leading professional body that offers an internationally recognised qualification in management accountancy, focussing on accounting in business. It is the fastest growing UK based membership body, in terms of members, in both the UK and worldwide and is the voice of over 85,000 students and 65,000 members in 156 countries. CIMA is responsible for the education and training of management accountants who work in industry, commerce and not-for-profit and has more members in the public sector than any other UK based body. CIMA prides itself on the commercial relevance of its syllabus, which is in tune with the activities of high performance organisations, and evolves continually reflecting the latest developments in global business. It is committed to upholding the highest ethical and professional standards of members and students, and to maintaining public confidence in management accountancy. For more information about CIMA, please visit http://www.cimaglobal.com/.
2. Jonothan Dove and Gavin D'Northwood are both trainees on the NHS Financial Management Training Scheme, part of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
3. The National Health Service is the largest single employer of Chartered Management Accountants in the United Kingdom.