A health board in Wales has been placed under investigation after £122m of expenditure wasn't properly accounted for. Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board, which covers Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham, has commissioned an accounting firm to review errors in its accounts that were identified by Audit Wales.
The errors included the health board's inability to properly demonstrate the existence of £72m of expenses that were incurred but not paid in the year 2020-21, and insufficient evidence to confirm that a £122m expenditure occurred in the year, or was properly accounted for in the correct period.
As well as the review by major accounting firm Ernst & Young, commissioned by the health board, the NHS Counter Fraud Service is also carrying out further investigation work, and Audit Wales' auditor general is working on a separate review of board effectiveness.
