Counter Fraud In The NHS

It has recently been calculated that fraud costs the NHS an astonishing one and a quarter billion pounds every year. This has a huge impact and the loss of such substantial amounts directly impacts on the ability top provide high quality patient care.

It is essential that everyone who works in healthcare has a good level of awareness of how fraud happens and how to prevent it. The two most common types are theft of NHS property by employees and also fraudulent financial reporting. The Sancus E-Learning Package will improve understanding of these issues and explain what to do if fraud is suspected.

The outcomes of the learning are:

• Gain an understanding of what fraud is
• Examine fraud by failing to disclose information
• Examine how and why one might Contact a Counter Fraud Specialist
• Examine the National Fraud Initiative (NFI)

NOTE: You can download a CPD Certificate as soon as you have completed this course.