Posts Tagged ‘NHS Protect’
Dentist from Surrey Jailed for NHS Fraud
A 68-year-old dentist from Surrey has been given three years in jail after defrauding the NHS out of more than £222,000. At a previous hearing at Guildford Crown Court, Mark Walewski, who formally ran the New Dental Surgery in Hindhead, pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud. The surgery is now owned and run by […]
Ministers Call for Dental Contract Overhaul to Tackle Fraud
Ministers have called for the dental contract to be overhauled following an investigation into fraudulent claims. An investigation carried out by NHS Protect revealed that of 5,000 bills analysed, around 3 percent of the 37.5 million claims, which equated to £73 million, were “inappropriate.” Ministers have blamed the current dental contract, which allows dentists to […]
Investigation Reveals £70 Million Paid in False Dental Claims
An official investigation has revealed that a total of more than £70 million has been falsely claimed by NHS dentists. An inquiry by the NHS anti-crime watchdog has revealed that dentists submitted more than one million false claims over the course of one year as a result of potential loopholes in the current dental contract. […]
