Public Sector

The chief locksmith at a major London hospital trust has been locked up after being found guilty of ripping off the NHS for more than half a million pounds, officials have said.

http://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/national/16117384.fraudulent-locksmith-locked-up-after-conning-nhs-out-of-half-a-million-pounds/

At the time she was chief executive of South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and national lead for equalities for NHS England

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/disgraced-former-hospital-boss-paula-1377110

A crooked benefits officer who siphoned thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ cash into a secret bank account after creating a fake identity has been jailed.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2018/03/30/council-benefits-officer-jailed-over-fraud/

Councils must ensure IT system access is restricted and staff duties are segregated to avoid a repeat of the £1 million fraud that hit Dundee, the public spending watchdog says.

http://www.thenational.scot/news/16103909.Watchdog_issues_warning_to_councils_following___1m_fraud/

A council worker has admitted defrauding his employer by not doing his work properly after secretly taking a second job with the NHS – and getting away with the racket for eight years.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/sandwell/2018/03/17/sandwell-council-official-admits-not-doing-his-work-properly-after-secretly-taking-second-job/

A doctor conned a Welsh health board out of more than £55,000 by working dozens of locum shifts instead of doing the full-time work he was being paid for.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/doctor-conned-health-board-out-14411667

The authority carried out random checks, resulting in a fine of up to £100 for cases where patients have either knowingly claimed free medication, or made a mistake like having an exemption certificate that had already expired.

http://consumerandsociety.com/2018/03/12/300000-nhs-patients-wrongly-accused-fraud-last-year/

A health trust accountant has been jailed for defrauding the NHS out of more than £84,000.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tees-43348463

Read about the impact fraud has on the NHS and what you can do about it.

https://cfa.nhs.uk/fraud-prevention/what-is-nhs-fraud

The European Council has adopted its position on the directive on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment.

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2018/03/09/fighting-fraud-with-non-cash-means-of-payment-council-agrees-its-position/