Risk Management (YNLHN Annual Report 2020-21)

Risk and audit at a glance

The YNLHN Audit and Risk Board Committee operates in line with an approved Terms of Reference that defines the purpose, function and scope of the committee.

This committee is chaired by the YNLHN Governing Board Chair and reports directly to the YNLHN Governing Board.

Membership of this committee includes an external member, representatives from the Auditor General's Department, Rural Support Service and SA Health Risk and Assurance Services.
The committee meets bi-monthly to review a range of information and reports to ensure the efficient and effective management of all aspects of risk in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network.

Fraud detected in the agency

Nil

Strategies implemented to control and prevent fraud

YNLHN processes implemented to help control and prevent fraud include:

  • Bi-Monthly reports are provided to the YNLHN Audit and Risk Board Committee, who provide advice directly to the Governing Board about any instances of fraud reported to the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Department for Health and Wellbeing's Risk and Audit Branch.
  • YNLHN Executive Committee undertakes an internal review of organisational finances on a monthly basis.
  • The YNLHN Finance and Performance Board Committee reviews a comprehensive range of organisational financial reports on a monthly basis. This committee provides advice to the YNLHN Governing Board.
  • The Chief Finance Officer provides a monthly finance summary to the YNLHN Governing Board and also attends the monthly Governing Board meetings.
  • The YNLHN Finance and Performance Board Committee reviews outstanding debts and debt write-offs on a monthly basis.
  • An annual Financial Controls Self-Assessment review is undertaken to ensure controls are in place to avoid fraud.
  • The YNLHN Governing Board notes all SA Health Policy Directives, and this is reflected in meeting minutes. There is an established process to ensure these are implemented through the governance structure.
  • There is an established annual Declaration of Interest process, with registers in place to record declared conflicts. Managers have assigned responsibility to manage these where required.

Data for previous years is available at: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/yorke-and-northern-local-health-network-ynlhn

Public interest disclosure

Number of occasions on which public interest information has been disclosed to a responsible officer of the agency under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018:
0

Data for previous years is available at: https://data.sa.gov.au/data/dataset/yorke-and-northern-local-health-network-ynlhn
Note: Disclosure of public interest information was previously reported under the Whistleblowers Protection Act 1993 and repealed by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 on 1/7/2019.