You should report your concerns immediately via email or online. Your concerns will be completely confidential and this can be done anonymously.

Your concerns can be raised through any of the following:

Once a concern is received, this is managed by our external counter fraud provider, TIAA.

TIAA is responsible for the initial fact-finding investigation and any further formal investigation. Support to this process is provided internally by the Assistant Director of Workforce (Employee Relations).

In some cases, once the TIAA investigation is completed, further action may be required under the Trust's Conduct and Expected Behaviours Procedure. In these cases, the employee's Line Manager will usually be responsible for managing the process with support provided by the Divisional Workforce Team.

Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Statement

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to eliminating fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering and other economic crimes within the NHS, protecting public resources for health and care.

Fraud is an act of deception that is intended to make a financial gain or to cause a loss to another party.

Bribery is generally defined as the giving or receiving of a financial or other advantage in exchange for improperly performing a relevant function or activity.

The Trust employs a specialist counter fraud service to provide a comprehensive programme against fraud, bribery and corruption which is overseen by the Trust’s Chief Finance Officer, Head of Financial Governance and the Audit Committee.

The Trust has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering and other economic crimes and is committed to applying the highest standards of ethical conduct and behaviour, as well as having robust controls in place to prevent incidents of economic crime being successful. As well as staff, the Trust also expects its suppliers and contractors to adhere to the same high standards.

Our dedicated policies and procedures set out our expectations and guidance for staff, contractors and anyone else working with or for the Trust with regards to preventing fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering and other economic crimes and raising concerns.

We ask all who have dealings with the Trust, as employees, agency staff, trading partners (contractors / suppliers), stakeholders and patients, to help us in our fight against fraud, bribery and corruption and to contact us immediately if any concerns arise.

No individual will suffer any detrimental treatment as a result of reporting reasonably held suspicions. The success of the Trust's anti-fraud, bribery and corruption measures depends on everyone playing their part.

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Contacts

The Trust contracts TIAA Ltd to provide its counter fraud service, and you can contact our Counter Fraud Specialist, Victoria Dutton in confidence.

Email victoria.dutton@tiaa.co.uk  / vdutton@nhs.net 

Tel: 07826 858 746

You can also speak internally to Lidia McBride the Trust Counter Fraud Champion and Head of Finance Governance.

Email: Lidia.McBride@ouh.nhs.uk 

You can also speak externally to the NHS Counter Fraud Authority.

All genuine suspicions of fraud, bribery, corruption, money laundering or other economic crimes can also be reported in confidence to the NHS Fraud and Corruption Reporting Line:

Freephone: 0800 028 40 60

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Escalating a concern

If you feel your concern is not being responded to, you can escalate your concern through the following route:

  1. Chief Finance Officer (OUH)
  2. Director of Fraud (TIAA)