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Fraud against the NHS is on the rise
BBC investigation highlights the case of Ayrshire dentist Stuart Craig who was struck off by the GDC and convicted of fraud last year
A
n investiga- tion by BBC Scotland has claimed that fraud in the
NHS has risen by more than 40 per cent in the past five years. The broadcaster made
a Freedom of Information request that showed health boards in Scotland recorded £2.ı9 million of fraud by health workers and patients between 2008 and 20ı3.
The BBC investiga-
tion highlighted the case of Auchinleck dentist Stuart Craig, who was struck off by the GDC in November 20ı2 and then convicted of fraud against the NHS last summer. John Cameron, NHS Scot- land’s senior dental advisor, carried out an investigation into Craig’s case, after receiving the GDC’s find- ings. He looked at the scale of misclaims and estimates that
Smile to Go success
a presentation on the Miris composite material and then the pre-made composite veneer system Componeer. Rachael presented some before and after slides and discussed the indications and uses of the two products. Helen Wilson, Scotland and
WORKSHOP
Stirling dentist Rachael Blyth recently shared examples of her own aesthetic dentistry case studies at workshop evening ‘Smile to Go’, hosted by Coltene and Plandent. Held at the Glasgow Hilton
Hotel, around a dozen dentists were first treated to a wine tasting by Kevin Thompson from Pieroth, before Rachael took to the floor. She gave
Northern Ireland territory manager, said: “It was a great night and we got some very positive feedback, especially the idea of holding it in a small group situation. The dentists all commented on the evening being a great idea for ‘swapping ideas’ and a few were happy to be introduced to ‘handy new hints and tips’. “The wine tasting part for
the first hour was a bit of fun and good way to start off a nice relaxing evening. I think it went down very well with the delegates.”
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the amount Craig is due to repay – which he believes is an underestimate – is just over £780,000. He told the BBC: “I picked
40 cases at random. We got the laboratory bills in, we checked that he had actually claimed for precious metal, and the laboratory bills showed in ı00 per cent of them that he hadprovided non-precious
metal. “Now, that’s
obviously very
unusual . Somebody might make an error and tick the wrong box, but it happened in every single one of this particular type of crown.” Mr C amer on
continued: “I’m ashamed, as a dentist, that any dentist could behave in this manner.”
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