In this thought-provoking finale, the MIAA’s Anti-Fraud team delves into the intricate world of conflicts of interest. From healthcare professionals to policymakers, they explore the following critical aspects:

Understanding Conflicts of Interest, discussing what constitutes a conflict of interest and how do these conflicts arise in the healthcare sector?
 
The team sheds light on regulations from different corners of the world with a special focus is on the NHS. They provide insights into existing legal frameworks, including the Bribery Act and how do these laws impact decision-making and transparency? 

How the often overlooked, Declaration of Interest plays a pivotal role in maintaining integrity. Learn why it’s crucial for both individuals and organisations. 

Join us for this enlightening discussion as we unravel the complexities of conflicts of interest and their impact on healthcare systems. Remember, safeguarding yourself and your organisation is at the heart of it all!

The latest episode of our podcast delves deep into the world of Social Engineering. We discuss the growing concern of cyber-enabled mandate fraud in the NHS and "whale phishing" were scammers impersonate CEOs or senior managers to trick employees into making harmful decisions under time pressure. This technique is on the rise, becoming more sophisticated with insights gleaned from social media profiles. We tell you what red flags to look out for. Stay ahead of the game and keep yourselves and the organisations you work for secure from these evolving threats.

MIAA’s anti-fraud team take a deep dive into some of the cases that they have worked on, looking at the methods and motivations of fraudsters. They consider cases they have experienced and share information on how to prevent ID and qualification fraud and how this can be prevented with frequent checks. 

They discuss breach of trust and why this is a key factor in assessing the suitability of a candidate for recruitment.   

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In this episode MIAA’s anti-fraud team discuss what is fraud and how it is defined. They examine what motivates people to commit fraud against the NHS? The team provide insight into their roles and explain what an anti-fraud specialists do to both fight and investigate fraud and they also discuss some of the cases that they have dealt with during the course of their work.

In our first episode, we set the scene as key members of MIAA’s anti-fraud team explain how the NHS Counter Fraud Service came into place and bring us up to date, discussing  what the current NHS counter-fraud situation looks like now, post-Covid. They discuss how cyber-enabled fraud becoming more prevalent affecting both organisations and individuals and give examples of how clients have been affected and what we can all do to protect ourselves from cyber fraud.