Griffith Richard
Senior Lecturer in Health Law, College of Health Science, Swansea University.
Br J Community Nurs. 2018 Sep 2;23(9):463-465. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2018.23.9.463.
Two cases of fraud by district nurses demonstrate that district nurses need to be familiar with the behaviour that amounts to fraudulent activity, so they are able to protect NHS assets and take appropriate action to minimise the loss of funds needed for patient care and treatment. Fraud costs the NHS billions of pounds each year and takes money away from front-line services. The Fraud Act 2006 has made the offence clearer and easier to prosecute. Offences can range from false representation about qualifications and experience, to false timesheet claims and benefit fraud. In this article, Richard Griffith outlines what constitutes fraud and the measures taken by the NHS to counter fraudulent activity.
两起社区护士欺诈事件表明，社区护士需要熟悉构成欺诈行为的表现，以便能够保护国民保健制度的资产，并采取适当行动尽量减少用于患者护理和治疗的资金损失。欺诈行为每年给国民保健制度造成数十亿英镑的损失，并使一线服务资金减少。2006年《欺诈法》已使罪行更加明确，更易于起诉。罪行范围从关于资格和经验的虚假陈述，到虚假的考勤表报销申请和福利欺诈。在本文中，理查德·格里菲思概述了什么构成欺诈以及国民保健制度为打击欺诈行为所采取的措施。
