Counter Fraud Service
The primary aim of the NHS Counter Fraud Service (NHSCFS) is to reduce fraud within the NHS. By keeping low levels of fraud maintained, this means that the right funds are available for better patient care and services.
Counter fraud work ranges from issuing penalty notices as a result of patients falsely claiming prescription charges to the multi-million-pound claims against drug companies for alleged price-fixing.
Using a 'problem-strategy-structure-action' approach, the NHS Counter Fraud Service has achieved 551 successful prosecutions and recovered almost £60,000,000 since 1998.
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