The Department of Health says that an extra £811m has been saved by tackling fraud in the NHS over the last seven years.
The NHS Counter Fraud Service performance statistics for 1999-2006 show that fraud committed by patients has fallen by 55 per cent from £171m in 1998 to £76m in 2006.
Health minister Rosie Winterton said: 'Fraud is not a victimless crime. It is NHS patients who are losing out, which is why this success is so important. With less money being lost, more money is reaching the frontline.'
Meanwhile, Director of Counter Fraud Services Jim Gee has announced that he is leaving his post. He has led the work to tackle fraud in the NHS since September 1998.
The Department of Health says that an extra£811m has been saved by tackling fraud in the NHS over the last seven years.
The NHS Counter Fraud Service performance statistics for 1999-2006 show that fraud committed by patients has fallen by 55 per cent from£171m in 1998 to£76m in 2006.
Health minister Rosie Winterton said: 'Fraud is not a victimless crime. It is NHS patients who are losing out, which is why this success is so important. With less money being lost, more money is reaching the frontline.'
Meanwhile, Director of Counter Fraud Services Jim Gee has announced that he is leaving his post. He has led the work to tackle fraud in the NHS since September 1998.
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