§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will outline the disciplinary procedures for dealing with accusations of fraud by family practitioners against the national health service; how many allegations have been made against family practitioners in each year since 1991 in(a) Coventry and (b) elsewhere; how many of these allegations in each category have proved to be true; and what action has been taken against them.
§ Dr. MawhinneyPart II of the National Health Service Act 1977 and the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1992, as amended, set out the disciplinary powers available to family services authorities, which are responsible for managing family health services in their localities. Fraud is a matter for the police. Information about the number of allegations of fraud made against family practitioners is not available centrally.
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