NHS pensions fraud doubles in ten years

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Tens of thousands of fraud cases have cost the NHS pension scheme £30m over the decade, according to reports.

A freedom of information (FOI) request from The Daily Telegraph found that the scheme had paid out more than 70,000 fraudulent claims since 2003. The cost to the unfunded scheme in 2013 was £4.1...

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