HL Deb 10 November 1998 vol 594 cc87-8WA
Lord Clement-Jones

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the new NHS Fraud Supremo has yet developed a strategy; if so, what are its key targets; and when it will be published. [HL3668]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Hayman)

The new National Health Service Director of Counter Fraud Services, who took up his post on 1 September, has been developing a comprehensive, integrated and professional counter fraud strategy. This document will be published shortly and will contain details of targets.