NHS Patient Fraud

If a person obtains treatment, services, or medication from the NHS and commits fraud, this is considered Patient fraud. Patients from overseas using NHS services without paying or uses health services abroad and charges costs to the NHS are committing overseas patient fraud. Types of fraud may include:

Patient charge evasion

Misuse of prescriptions or services/drugs

NHS additional funding

Registration details

Secondary Care

Dishonest use of European Health Insurance Card