Time to play fair

A few years ago, the concept of fraud in UK healthcare was almost unheard of. Statements by doctors or healthcare providers were taken on trust. But that changed with the introduction of Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulation which requires all insurers to have in place systems to investigate and tackle fraud. Similarly, the NHS has set up the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (CFSMS), which has confirmed that, just as in other areas, there is fraud in the healthcare sector. Fraud benefits no one except the fraudster as it takes money that should have been spent ...