Counter fraud service is responsible for:

revising policy and processes to prevent fraud arising
providing information to target action where it is needed
identifying the nature and the scale of the problem of NHS fraud and corruption
setting and monitoring the standards of counter fraud work.

Each NHS trust or local health board in England and Wales has a local counter fraud specialist (LCFS) assigned to it. LCFSs are supported by staff in the NHS counter fraud service's regional teams, which take on the higher-value and more complex cases and provide support and advice to LCFSs on the cases they are taking forward.

If you have concerns about a fraud taking place in NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland, or would like advice regarding fraud, please contact:

Richard Holmes - 0116 295 3166 richard.holmes@emias.nhs.uk

Joanna Clarke - 0116 295 3159 joanna.clarke@emias.nhs.uk

The regional counter fraud team can also be contacted on

01623 78 8900.

Alternatively you could contact the NHS counter fraud service:

All calls will be dealt with in strict confidence.

Fraud against the NHS is a drain on the valuable assets meant for patient care and costs the health service hundreds of millions of pounds. Types of fraud and offenders vary, for example:

patients may avoid paying prescription charges by falsely claiming exemptions
staff may gain employment with false documentation, or claim pay for shifts they did not work
contractors may exaggerate or falsify records of NHS work.

However, it is understood that fraud prevents health services from being run in the best possible way and impacts on staff and resources. NHS fraud awareness month is an opportunity to inform NHS staff and patients about these issues and, importantly who to contact if they have a concern about fraud in the health service.

The local counter fraud specialist for NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland is Richard Holmes, who can be contacted on 0116 295 3166 or by email richard.holmes@emias.nhs.uk

Look out for further information which will be distributed throughout June, or look at the counter fraud website.

If you have a concern about NHS fraud, contact your trust's local counter fraud specialist or call the confidential NHS fraud and corruption reporting line on (freephone) 0800 028 40 60.