Policy Summary Adhering to this policy will help to ensure that we use NHS money wisely, providing best value for taxpayers and accountability to our patients for the decisions we take. As a member of you should… As an organisation we will… Familiarise yourself with this policy Ensure that this policy and supporting and follow it. Refer to the guidance processes are clear and help staff for the rationale behind this policy understand what they need to do. Use your common sense and Identify a team or individual with judgement to consider whether the responsibility for: interests you have could affect the way taxpayers’ money is spent Keeping this policy under review to ensure they are in line with the Regularly consider what interests you guidance. have and declare these as they arise. Providing advice, training and If in doubt, declare. support for staff on how interests misuse your position to further NOT should be managed. your own interests or those close to Maintaining register(s) of you interests. NOT be influenced, or give the Auditing this policy and its impression that you have been associated processes and influenced by outside interests procedures at least once every NOT outside interests you have three years. to inappropriately affect the decisions NOT avoid managing conflicts of you make when using taxpayers’ interest. money NOT interpret this policy in a way which stifles collaboration and innovation with our partners Introduction
Policy Summary Adhering to this policy will help to ensure that we use NHS money wisely, providing best value for taxpayers and accountability to our patients for the decisions we take. As a member of you should… As an organisation we will… Familiarise yourself with this policy and follow it. Refer to the guidance for the rationale behind this policy Use your common sense and judgement to consider whether the interests you have could affect the way taxpayers’ money is spent Regularly consider what interests you have and declare these as they arise. If in doubt, declare. NOT misuse your position to further your own interests or those close to you NOT be influenced, or give the impression that you have been influenced by outside interests NOT outside interests you have to inappropriately affect the decisions you make when using taxpayers’ money Ensure that this policy and supporting processes are clear and help staff understand what they need to do. Identify a team or individual with responsibility for: Keeping this policy under review to ensure they are in line with the guidance. Providing advice, training and support for staff on how interests should be managed. Maintaining register(s) of interests. Auditing this policy and its associated processes and procedures at least once every three years. NOT avoid managing conflicts of interest. NOT interpret this policy in a way which stifles collaboration and innovation with our partners Introduction
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