360 Assurance is a member of The Internal Audit Network (TIAN) which comprises the 10 NHS internal audit consortiums and in house teams operating in England. These organisations collaborate across a number of areas to leverage their collective knowledge and expertise and drive efficiency and effectiveness. The monthly insight report highlights key publications and is intended as a useful update and reference tool. This report is produced by TIAN and shared by 360 Assurance.

Please click the image below for the latest edition (August 2021) or the post title to access previous editions.

On the back of continuing success supporting NHS organisations improve their clinical governance, the Clinical Quality Team is expanding. We are looking for an experienced mental health professional (nurse, AHP or social worker) to join us as a Band 7 (£38-44k) Senior Clinical Quality Officer (mental health). For more information and to apply visit: Band 7 Senior Clinical Quality Officer (Mental Health) (jobs.nhs.uk)

Fraudulent Times is the regular awareness-raising magazine produced by the 360 Assurance’s Anti-Crime Team.

If you have any questions about fraud awareness initiatives in your organisation or want to discuss resources available, we’d encourage you to contact your Local Counter Fraud Specialist (contact details within the magazine).

Click on the image below to open July’s exciting edition.

360 Assurance is a member of the NHS Counter Fraud Managers’ Group (CFMG). In response to the rise in risk and the quantity of scams being seen across the country, it was agreed that we would collect information from CFMG partners nationwide and produce a briefing paper, aimed at Directors of Finance. These were made available via the website where they did not contain sensitive information. Click on the image below for the last edition produced in February 2021 or on the post title to access earlier editions.

Following specific requests from several clients last year, we have examined the structure and operation of Board committees within a sample of mental health trusts, including how their purpose and duties are described and relate to their reporting to Board.

Whilst we looked specifically at mental health trusts, much of the content is as applicable to acute and community trusts and CCGs.

Click on the image below to access the report.

360 Assurance, along with colleagues across The Internal Audit Network (TIAN) have surveyed senior staff within IT departments to understand the impact of Covid-19 on the NHS.

Our briefing paper sets out our key findings, and poses a number of questions aimed at Audit Committees and IT leaders, to assess whether an organisation might be exposed to risks arising from the impact of (and response to) Covid-19.