To keep you happy, we thought we’d skip a description of the massive DHSC for now and play cops and robbers by looking at the NHS police facility: the Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA)
The NHSCFA depends directly from the DHSC. It is a special health authority tasked to lead the fight against fraud, bribery and corruption in the NHS.
The NHSFCA reckons that the NHS is fleeced each year to the tune of £1.26 billion by crooks. Whistleblowers do not have to fear retribution as the Authority has a voice and a written anonymised reporting facility.
The NHSFCA publishes an Annual Report with accounts, the latest being the 23-24 Report.
The bottom line is on page 14 of the Report:
The NHSFCA managed to claw back £185 million from crooks - 15% of the £1.26 billion lost to fraud.
But how much does the NHS fraud squad cost?
To get there, the NHS cops needed roughly £19 Million, if the two geezers have understood corre…
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