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Looking at the extent of fraud within the NHS

Richard Griffith, Cassam Tengnah

British Journal of Community Nursing, Volume: 16, Issue: 10, Pages: 507 - 10

Swansea University Author: Richard Griffith

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<p>Fraud costs the NHS billions of pounds each year, and takes money away from frontline services. The Fraud Act 2006 has made the offence clearer and therefore easier to bring prosecutions. Offences can range from false representation about qualifications and experience to fraudulent consent...

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Published in: British Journal of Community Nursing
ISSN: 1462-4753
Published: MA Healthcare 2011
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