Nurse jailed for £10k payroll fraud
A senior nurse, Cherith Douglas who defrauded more than £10,000 from the Southern Health and Social Care Trust has been sentenced to 14 months imprisonment. The nurse was also sentenced […]
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Play your part in the fight against HSC fraud
This month Counter Fraud Services (CFS) will join hundreds of organisations across the world in a global campaign to raise awareness of fraud and highlight the importance of fraud prevention. […]
Read More →International Fraud Awareness Week 2018
Everyone has a responsibility to prevent fraud in our Health Service said the Assistant Director of the Counter Fraud Services (CFS). Speaking at the start of International Fraud Awareness Week […]
Read More →Service user sentenced to 4 months for £9000 travel claim fraud
A service user who was convicted of defrauding the health service by claiming over £9,000 in false expenses has been handed a 4 month custodial sentence at Enniskillen Magistrates Court. […]
Read More →Fraud will not be tolerated within our health and social care system
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 13 November 2017 Fraud in our health and social care system is not a victimless crime. Fraud will not be tolerated within our health and social care […]
Read More →Operation Pangea X – Tens of Thousands of Illicit Drugs Seized
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 25 September 2017 Operation Pangea X – Tens of Thousands of Illicit Drugs Seized The Department of Health (DoH) has revealed the seizure of tens of thousands […]
Read More →GP receives suspended sentence for fraud and unlawful possession of controlled drugs
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 30 June 2017 A County Down GP was sentenced today at Downpatrick Crown Court to two years imprisonment suspended for two years in relation to 29 counts […]
Read More →Alert pharmacists prevent prescription fraud
An attempt to fraudulently order a prescription drug was prevented when pharmacists became suspicious of a doctor’s signature. Eddie Cowley aka Gallagher (25) of Scarva Walk, Banbridge pleaded guilty to […]
Read More →We all pay the price for fraud against the health service
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 16 November 2016 We all pay the price for fraud against the health service That is the message from the Business Services Organisation (BSO) as they lend their […]
Read More →International Anti-Corruption Day
Tuesday 09 December 2014 is International Anti-Corruption Day. Fraud and corruption often go hand in hand, therefore today represents an annual opportunity to further raise awareness of the issue and […]
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