NHS Protect

(asked on 8th November 2016) - View Source
Questioner
Diana Johnson Portrait
Diana Johnson
(Labour - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many times NHS Protect has taken (a) disciplinary proceedings and (b) civil proceedings against NHS staff for issues relating to fraud and corruption since 2009-10.

Answered by
Philip Dunne Portrait
Philip Dunne
This question was answered on 18th November 2016

NHS Protect does not take disciplinary proceedings against National Health Service staff. Where a disciplinary matter is identified, NHS Protect will refer this to the relevant health body or regulator for their action. Information on disciplinary referrals and civil proceedings is shown in the following table.

Period

Disciplinary Referrals

NHS Protect Civil Proceedings

2009-10

72

6

2010-11

72

6

2011-12

28

4

2012-13

23

1

2013-14

6

1

2014-15

6

3

2015-16

13

1

2016 - October 2016

9

1

Notes:

  1. In April 2011, NHS Protect became the operating name for the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service. The information provided for 2009-10 and 2010-11 relates to action taken by the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service.
  2. Fraud investigations can span different financial years and, in the case of serious and complex investigations, multiple years. Figures provided are therefore drawn from disciplinary referrals and civil proceedings against NHS staff that are completed and closed within each financial year.
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