Introduction to the NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Standard
Published on 23 May 2022
Contents
- The NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Standard
- Component 1 - Accountable Individual and Roles
- Component 2 - Counter fraud, bribery and corruption strategy
- Component 3 - Fraud, bribery and corruption risk assessment
- Component 4 – Fraud policy and response plan
- Component 5 - The Fraud Annual Action Plan
- Component 6 - Outcome Based Metrics
- Component 7 - Reporting Routes
- Component 8 - Reporting Identified Losses
- Component 9 - Access to Trained Investigators
- Component 10 - Undertake Detection Activities
- Component 11 - Access to and Completion of Training
- Component 12 - Policies and Registers for Gifts and Hospitality and Conflicts of Interest
Component 10 - Undertake Detection Activities
Component 10 - Undertake Detection Activities
CFS supports each NHS Scotland health board to detect fraud and to assess the outcomes from local and national fraud, bribery and corruption activities.
Where fraud is detected, CFS will investigate and take any appropriate action. If system weaknesses are identified, CFS will offer to undertake prevention work to reduce loss in that area.
Whilst evaluating these activities, CFS and the health board will agree on areas requiring improvement in the following year. In deciding these areas, CFS will look at the information available from the previous year, such as:
- Internal and external audit reports
- Fraud risk assessment
- Outcomes from investigations
- Loss measurement exercises.