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Financial year reports

Below are lists of reports of individual payments to suppliers with a value over £25,000 made within the month. Publication of these reports forms part of the Government's commitment to greater transparency and the Trust's commitment to be open and transparent with its stakeholders.

All downloads are CSV files.

 

Countering fraud

Each NHS Trust and health body is directed by the Secretary of State to provide Counter Fraud provision, to work towards eradicating fraud within the NHS.

If you work for our Trust and have a suspicion of a fraud occurring in your workplace or if you are a member of the public who is concerned that fraudulent activity might be taking place at the Trust please do not hesitate to contact us.

Contact

David Kenealy, Anti-Crime Manager
Phone: 07580 164 709 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sarah Pratley, Anti-Crime Specialist
Phone: 07769 640 781 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Alternatively, you can contact the NHS Fraud and Corruption Reporting Line on 0800 028 40 60 or submit a report online at www.reportnhsfraud.nhs.uk

What does NHS fraud look like?

By health professionals

Fraud by NHS professionals includes claiming for treatment or services which haven’t been provided (for example: medicines use reviews at pharmacies, dental treatment or optical services not carried out) and working elsewhere while on sick leave.

By managers and staff

Fraud by NHS managers and staff includes submitting fraudulent claims for grants and payments (for example: false or inflated travel or subsistence claims, and fraudulent applications for funding and training).

By contractors and suppliers

Contractor and supplier fraud includes charging for items of a higher quality or greater quantity than those supplied and using inappropriate tendering processes.

By patients

Patient fraud includes claiming for free or reduced cost treatment and services when they are not entitled to and using aliases to get prescription drugs.

The NHS Counter Fraud Service wants to hear from you if you have any suspicions of fraud. If in doubt – please get in touch. Remember, fraud in the NHS deprives hospitals and patients of valuable equipment, staff and resources and costs you, the taxpayer, more money to fund the NHS. It’s your NHS. Don’t let them get away with it

National Fraud Initiative (NFI) Fair Processing Notice

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is required by law to protect the public funds it administers. It may share information provided to it with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds, in order to prevent and detect fraud.

The Cabinet Office is responsible for carrying out data matching exercises.

Data matching involves comparing computer records held by one body against other computer records held by the same or another body to see how far they match. This is usually personal information. Computerised data matching allows potentially fraudulent claims and payments to be identified. Where a match is found it may indicate that there is an inconsistency which requires further investigation. No assumption can be made as to whether there is fraud, error or other explanation until an investigation is carried out.

We participate in the Cabinet Office's National Fraud Initiative and are required to provide particular sets of data to the Minister for the Cabinet Office for matching for each exercise, as detailed here.

The use of data by the Cabinet Office in a data matching exercise is carried out with statutory authority under Part 6 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. It does not require the consent of the individuals concerned under the Data Protection Act 1998. Data matching by the Cabinet Office is subject to a Code of Practice. View further information on the Cabinet Office's legal powers and the reasons why it matches particular information.

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Board Expenses

Contact our Finance Team

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Page last reviewed: 03 September 2024