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Introducing ParkHill’s Counter Fraud Service Estimates suggest fraud costs the NHS up to £2bn a year. NHS expenditure is vulnerable to fraud in a number of different guises, such as prescription fraud by patients wrongly claiming free medicines, and NHS staff fraudulently submitting false payment forms for their work. Tackling fraud and corruption in NHS spending is a key Government priority. Greater numbers of cases of NHS fraud are being investigated than ever before. Over the last 7 years, counter fraud activity in the NHS has freed up £811 million to be spent on patient care and improved services. In line with this strategy, all NHS organisations are expected to have robust anti-fraud measures in place, including establishing a zero-tolerance culture, together with sound governance and control arrangements. (Source: Counter Fraud in the NHS: Protecting Resources for Patients; 1999–2006 Performance Statistics).
How ParkHill Can Help ParkHill helps clients to develop and maintain sound working practices to prevent and detect instances of fraud. We have a team of professionally qualified and experienced Counter Fraud specialists who provide support tailored to suit client’s individual requirements and expectations.
Key Elements of ParkHill’s Service ▪ Creating an anti-fraud culture - we help to create an anti-fraud culture through measures such as fraud awareness training, so that countering fraud is the joint responsibility of all those involved ▪ Deterring potential fraudsters – by effective publicising of anti-fraud processes in place, including display material and presentations to management committees ▪ Fraud prevention – through risk assessments of vulnerable areas and strengthened measures of internal control ▪ Detection of fraud at the earliest possible stage through a proactive programme of reviews and taking effective and prompt action to minimise losses to public funds ▪ Timely and objective investigation of identified fraud by professionally accredited and trained investigators ▪ Application of sanctions and redress sought for losses to NHS funds, including initiation and participation in arrests and legal proceedings
Benefits of ParkHill’s Service ▪ Provision of practical, effective and economic solutions to fight against fraud in the NHS, based on our extensive experience working with all types of NHS organisations and knowledge of best practice
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Benefits of ParkHill’s Service (cont.) ▪ Competent personnel with a strong base of knowledge and experience, including public and private sector exposure. Staff have broad skills sets, including the ability to provide engaging and informative fraud awareness training and presentations ▪ Flexible working arrangements, including working from clients’ sites to improve the efficiency and timeliness of our service ▪ Assurance that all activities are conducted in accordance with the NHS Counter Fraud strategy, including documenting investigations in a form that complies with relevant legislation ▪ Proactive liaison between key stakeholders, including internal and external auditors, the police, Audit Commission and Inland Revenue ▪ Strong internal communication to ensure provision of an integrated service which acts in harmony with existing protocols and policies, for example observance of Human Resource and Payroll procedures ▪ Use of a leading edge management information system (CAESAR®) to track and manage case loads, which minimises administration time and frees up staff for pro-active work ▪ Comprehensive and user-friendly reporting procedures
Why Choose ParkHill Since 2000, our Local Counter Fraud specialists have achieved consistently high success rates in: ▪ Police take-up of referred cases ▪ Client agreement to pursue criminal prosecutions ▪ Internal disciplinary proceedings ▪ Progressing of referrals through criminal / civil proceedings ParkHill’s client base of nearly 40 organisations includes many leading healthcare institutions across the country. This encompasses all types of NHS bodies: SHAs, Acute Trusts, Foundation Trusts, Mental Health Trusts and PCTs as well as Arms Length Bodies.
Next Steps To request information, or a general discussion about your needs, please contact: Suki Pooni - Director of Counter Fraud Services on 020 8869 7407 or alternatively email us
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