'Zero Tolerance' Approach to Fraud That Costs Nhs Up to Gbp100m Every Year Health: New Strategy

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A NEW strategy to fight fraud in the NHS will be unveiled tomorrow amid fears that it is costing the health service up to GBP100 million every year.

The Scottish government is launching the initiative to address a problem which it claims adds up to as much as 1-per cent of the NHS budget every year money which could be used to pay for almost 4500 extra nurses or more than 11,500 hip replacement operations.

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'Zero Tolerance' Approach to Fraud That Costs Nhs Up to Gbp100m Every Year Health: New Strategy

Among the types of fraud which will be targeted include health tourism, where people from abroad use the NHS t...

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