1.32 million people are employed by the NHS in England, with an approximate staffing cost of £59.5 billion for 2019-20.
Because this area has not been directly measured this reporting period, NHSCFA apply a previously identified 0.2% estimated loss to fraud for this area.
£26.07m
from an expenditure of £13.06 billion
NHSCFA have applied the 0.2% estimated loss to non-basic pay expenditure and sickness absence pay between April 2019 and March 2020, in this instance.
Financial fraud vulnerability: £ 26.07 million.
The effects of COVID-19 may have had an impact on this area due to an increase in resources being made available to tackle the pandemic. For example, there has been a 6.3% increase in staff across the NHS between June 2019 – June 2020.
Information reports received for NHS staff
Change in the number of fraud referrals (allegations) received in relation to NHS staff from 2016-17 to 2019-20.
5%
decrease in referrals for this theme compared to last year
| 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,139 | 2,160 | 2,500 | 2,369 |