NATIONAL FRAUDS FEATURE
January 1st, 2003
BY MATTHEW BRACE, in Brisbane, EDWARD PETERS, in Hong Kong, RICHARD HURST, in Johannesburg, MARK ROWE, in London, SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKA, in Columbo and MONICA DOBIE, in Montreal.BRITAIN'S National Health Service (NHS) is exposed to an estimated annual fraud loss of pounds 2 billion each year. The UK's state run health system, which provides free health care to all, is being abused by doctors, pharmacists, opticians and other health-care workers. Hundreds of frauds investigated in recent years have included claims for non-existent patients and treatment ...
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