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Standards of Business Conduct and Conflicts of Interest Policy

The Standards of Business Conduct policy describes the standards and public service values which underpin the work of the NHS and reflects current guidance.

Effective handling of conflicts of interest is crucial to give confidence to patients, taxpayers, healthcare providers and Parliament that ICB commissioning decisions are robust, fair, transparent, and offer value for money.

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