Strategic accountability and performance framework

How the NHSCFA's annual business plan supports the delivery of the strategy.

The NHSCFA’s annual business plan is a key document that underpins the delivery of the health-wide counter fraud strategy year on year. The NHSCFA has a framework underpinning its business planning cycle and subsequent performance management and delivery assurance. The diagram below illustrates the governance and reporting arrangements for implementing this strategy and the annual business plans. This framework may be adapted in the future to reflect the needs of the evolving target operating model.

Governance framework for delivering the NHS counter fraud strategy Diagram illustrating how the NHS Counter Fraud Authority’s annual business plan is governed and delivered. It shows alignment from the cross-government counter fraud functional strategy, through the DHSC Anti-Fraud Unit counter fraud strategy for 2026 to 2029, to the Health Service Counter Fraud Strategy for 2026 to 2029. The framework links control strategy, supporting intelligence, and operational delivery planning, including business planning, accountability, performance management, reporting, and project delivery. Control strategy Supporting intelligence Operational delivery planning Cross Government Counter Fraud Functional Strategy DHSC AFU Counter Fraud Strategy 2026-29 Health Service Counter Fraud Strategy 2026-29 ■ people strategy, digital strategy, financial planning ■ internal and external accountability and performance frameworks ■ annual business plans ■ operational delivery, Board reporting, KPI tracking, project delivery
Governance framework for delivering the NHS counter fraud strategy Diagram illustrating how the NHS Counter Fraud Authority’s annual business plan is governed and delivered. It shows alignment from the cross-government counter fraud functional strategy, through the DHSC Anti-Fraud Unit counter fraud strategy for 2026 to 2029, to the Health Service Counter Fraud Strategy for 2026 to 2029. The framework links control strategy, supporting intelligence, and operational delivery planning, including business planning, accountability, performance management, reporting, and project delivery. DHSC AFU Counter FraudStrategy 2026-29 Health Service Counter Fraud Strategy 2026-29 Operationaldeliveryplanning Supportingintelligence Controlstrategy

The delivery of the Strategy and Business Plan will be closely monitored at Board and Executive level through Board-level performance reporting, underpinned by a monthly Executive assurance panel where all areas of delivery are reviewed with the senior managers responsible. The Chief Executive chairs these panels.

Key performance indicators (KPIs) and other operational performance measures are used to track the delivery of the strategy and annual business plans and are reported through the quarterly NHSCFA Board Performance Report.

Core KPIs that the NHSCFA must report Infographic showing the four core KPIs the NHS Counter Fraud Authority reports to DHSC and PSFA: delivery of the financial target, production of the SIA, delivery of the annual accounts, and completion of Counter Fraud Functional Standards returns, with supporting icons around a central KPI statement. Delivery of the annual report of accounts Completion of the Counter Fraud Functional Standards Returns Delivery of the financial target Production of the SIA The core KPIs that the NHSCFA must report to the DHSC and PSFA
Core KPIs that the NHSCFA must report Infographic showing the four core KPIs the NHS Counter Fraud Authority reports to DHSC and PSFA: delivery of the financial target, production of the SIA, delivery of the annual accounts, and completion of Counter Fraud Functional Standards returns, with supporting icons around a central KPI statement. Delivery of the financial target Production of the SIA Completion of the Counter Fraud Functional Standards Returns Delivery of the annual report of accounts The core KPI’s that the NHSCFA must report to the DHSC and PSFA

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