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The Counter Fraud Service (CFS) is part of the Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (CFSMS). The high level aims are to reduce fraud to an absolute minimum and hold it permanently at that level, releasing resources for better patient care and services.
Specialist processes to counter fraud and corruption are part of the public's definition of a modern organisation and professionalism is the key to success. The approach to this is detailed in Countering Fraud in the NHS: The Professional and Ethical Approach.
The NHS CFS business process model follows the problem - strategy - structure - action process. Action will be taken across the whole range of generic counter fraud work: creating an anti-fraud culture; maximising deterrence of fraud; successfully preventing fraud which cannot be deterred; promptly detecting fraud which cannot be prevented; professionally investigating detected fraud; applying effective sanctions, including appropriate legal action against people committing fraud; effectively seeking redress in respect of money defrauded.
The NHS CFS measurement projects will measure losses in all areas of NHS spending. Analysis of the results of measurement exercises, together with evaluation of other NHS data and operational feedback from the NHS CFS operational service, will enable comprehensive action plans to be developed for counter fraud work. Repeated measurement exercises will track progress in reducing losses.
H&IOW Counter Fraud Service: Tel. 01962 876668 All queries concerning this page and its content should be directed to Jennison Baskerville.
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