Society and NHS fraud service formalise co-operation
Ann Lewis with NHS CFS chief executive Jim Gee |
Bogus pharmacists, people stealing pharmacists’ identities and those committing pharmaceutical fraud are the targets of a new partnership between the NHS Counter Fraud Service (NHS CFS) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
The two organisations have agreed on how investigators from both can
develop techniques and share information to counter people who abuse
the Society’s registration procedures or seek to defraud the NHS.
The agreement is applicable to England and Wales.
Ann Lewis, Secretary and Registrar of the Society, said: “The Society
is pleased to be able to work closely with the NHS CFS and to play a
part in helping combat NHS fraud. The memorandum of understanding formalises
procedures that already exist between the two organisations for information
sharing and joint investigations and will allow information relevant
to the core functions of each organisation to be exchanged at an early
stage thus ensuring early detection of fraudulent activities and fitness
to practise issues.” |
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