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FDL (97)20: Corporate government in the NHS

  • Document type:
    Finance Directorate Letter
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    29 May 1997
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Gateway reference:
    1997
  • Series number:
    FDL (97)20
  • Pages:
    2
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown copyright

This letter encloses paper and computer disk copies of: NHS Trust Example Standing Orders; Example Reservation of Powers to the Board and Delegation of Powers; Health Authority and Trust Model Standing Financial Instructions; and Example Fraud Policy and Response Plan. The purpose of these documents is to assist trusts and health authorities in their task of agreeing Standing Orders, schedules of Reservation of Powers to the Board/Authority and Delegation of Powers, Standing Financial Instructions (SFIS) and Fraud Policy and Response Plan.

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