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Brennan Report - Department of Health and Children

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144Number Recommendation IT TimeframeRequirementsFRAUD POLICYR8.19 The health board CEOs should submit, for approval by the Secretary General <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Department</strong> none Within 6 months <strong>of</strong><strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Children</strong>, a written fraud policy statement covering all health boards <strong>and</strong> allreport publicationorganisations under their aegis.REPORTING – SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HEALTH BOARDR9.1 With regard to general hospital expenditure: While existing systems are asap on completion(i) The Head <strong>of</strong> Specialty/Head <strong>of</strong> <strong>Department</strong>/business manager should prepare st<strong>and</strong>ardised sufficient to allow <strong>of</strong> R4.2reports containing:commencement, full <strong>and</strong>(a) The plan for the month (financial <strong>and</strong> activity) as set out in the specialty/department effective implementationService Plan;will require incremental(b) Performance against plan; systems development(c) Details <strong>of</strong> variance against plan;(d) Clear explanations for variance; <strong>and</strong>(e) Action to be taken (if any) to bring performance back in line with plan.(ii) All reports should follow the same format as the Service Plan <strong>and</strong> measure performanceagainst this benchmark.(iii) The Head <strong>of</strong> Specialty/Head <strong>of</strong> <strong>Department</strong>/business manager should provide reports tohospital CEO within 10 days <strong>of</strong> the end <strong>of</strong> the period to which they refer.(iv) The hospital CEO should provide the health board CEO with consolidated reports within15 days <strong>of</strong> the end <strong>of</strong> the period to which they refer.R9.2 With regard to non-hospital expenditure: While existing systems are asap in parallel with R4.4(i) The General Manager should prepare st<strong>and</strong>ardised reports containing: sufficient to allow <strong>and</strong> R5.32(a) The plan for the month (financial <strong>and</strong> activity) as set out in his/her Service Plan; commencement, full <strong>and</strong>(b) Performance against plan; effective implementation(c) Details <strong>of</strong> variance against plan; will require incremental(d) Clear explanations for variance; <strong>and</strong> systems development(ii)(e) Action to be taken (if any) to bring performance back in line with plan.All reports should follow the same format as the Service Plan <strong>and</strong> measure performanceagainst this benchmark.(iii) The General Manager should provide the health board CEO with reports within 10 days<strong>of</strong> the end <strong>of</strong> the period to which they refer.<strong>Report</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Commission on Financial Management <strong>and</strong> Control Systems in the <strong>Health</strong> Service

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