Queensland Department of Health Acts in Fraud Awareness Month
Monday, 03 February, 2014
In its bid to prevent another fake Tahitian Prince scandal, the Queensland Department of Health is adoping a zero tolerance approach to fraud, misconduct and corruption in Fraud Awareness Month.
Acting Health Minister Scott Emerson said that staff would take part in a variety of activities to discuss ways to identify, prevent and report it.
鈥淭he month is all about staff and their supervisors understanding accountabilities and being responsible for their actions,鈥 Mr Emerson said.聽鈥淎lthough staff already complete mandatory training, the month really brings fraud prevention into focus.
Mr Emerson said Queensland public servants were fully aware of their obligations to report fraud and would be held accountable for their actions.
鈥淲e promised at the election to revitalise frontline services, but fraud, misconduct and corruption can erode confidence in our healthcare system and undermine the good work carried out by our staff,鈥 he said.
Mr Emerson said the Crime and Misconduct Commission鈥檚 Fraud, financial management and accountability in the Queensland public sector report had identified five main areas to be vigilant.
鈥淭hese included financial management, managerial standards and accountability, acceptance of gifts and benefits, managing risk in a context of organisational change and fraud awareness and prevention,鈥 he said.
鈥淭he importance of early detection and 鈥榬ed flags鈥 have also been brought to the attention of all staff.鈥
Since July 1 2012, the Ethical Standards Unit had delivered 83 ethics and fraud awareness sessions to around 4,000 employees across the Department of Health.
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