European Healthcare Fraud & Corruption Network - News

UK - Cheating porter sentenced to imprisonment

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:10:00 +0000

A Tanzanian worker at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (London) was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for illegally working for the NHS for six years

Counterfeit drugs in the UK: 5 years later

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:04:00 +0000

In 2007 the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued an emergency recall of drugs which had been identified as counterfeit.

Medicrime convention brochure published by Council of Europe

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:51:00 +0000

The Council of Europe published its brochure ‘The Medicrime Convention : combating counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes'.

Researcher accused of scientific misconduct

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:03:00 +0000

Following an extensive investigation, Depak Das, a professor in the Department of Surgery and director of the Cardiovascular Research Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center, has been accused of serious scientific misconduct. UConn has informed 11 scientific journals about the investigation.

EU evaluates dangerous breast implants

Mon, 9 Jan 2012 08:17:00 +0000

A caucus of member states has asked the Commission to investigate how many women have received potentially dangerous breast implants from a French company and possible risks posed by the devices

Online tool to challenge health illiteracy

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0000

The European Commission this year plans to challenge poor health literacy levels in Europe with a new internet-based tool called Health in Europe: Information and Data Interface.

Breast implants: UK government says 'no evidence' to remove implants

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0000

A government review into the rupture rate of banned PIP breast implants has, so far, found no evidence for removing them.

Spending cuts undermine healthcare in eastern EU countries

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:31:00 +0000

Austerity measures in former Communist EU countries have taken a heavy toll on underpaid and overworked doctors, with a state of emergency still ongoing in Slovakia after a mass walk-out.

40% of hospital drugs administered incorrectly

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:14:00 +0000

Four in ten hospital patients are being administered drugs incorrectly according to a study published today by the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

24,000 diabetes deaths a year 'could be avoided'

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:03:00 +0000

Up to 24,000 deaths from diabetes could be avoided in England each year, if patients and doctors better managed the condition, a report concludes.

European Commission proposes effective measures to better protect citizens from a wide range of cross-border health threats

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:30:00 +0000

To better protect Europeans from a wide range of health threats, and provide for a fully co-ordinate response in the event of a crisis, the European Commission adopted today a legislative proposal on the means to address serious cross border health threats.

We all pay for healthcare fraud and corruption – Act now

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 09:32:00 +0000

EHFCN takes the opportunity of the UN International Anti-Corruption Day to remind that too much money is lost to healthcare fraud and corruption which could be used for other purposes, such as improving healthcare systems, infrastructure, education and other health services for all.

Suspected fraud reported by Northern Irelands government

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 08:51:00 +0000

There has been a marked increase in the number of fraud cases in Northern Ireland reported by government departments.

Corruption perception index (CPI)

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:16:00 +0000

Transparency International released its 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index, which shows that corruption continues to plague too many countries around the world.

Glaxo agrees to pay 3 billion dollars over Medicaid pricing

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:51:00 +0000

In perhaps the largest penalty ever paid by a pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday it had reached a tentative deal with the U.S. Justice Department to pay $3 billion to settle criminal and civil allegations of illegal marketing practices and pricing under a Medicaid program.

Struck off chiropractor still working

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:14:00 +0000

A chiropractor struck off by the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) in 2009 is continuing to practise as a ‘spine specialist', in a case that has raised serious concerns about a loophole that could be putting patients at risk.

Disabled people live in terror of the future

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:07:00 +0000

Already at the margins of society by virtue of casual discrimination, disabled people are often among the worst hit by the waves of austerity measures being put in place right across the European Union.

New convention aims to tackle global counterfeit drug problem

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:52:00 +0000

The convention will make it a criminal offence to manufacture and supply counterfeit medicines and medical devises, as well as criminalising false claims make on the packaging and other materials associated with the product.

Age discrimination within NHS

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 09:58:00 +0000

Age discrimination within NHS leaves elderly neglected

Twelve countries join the Council of EuropeMedicrime Convention

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 11:03:00 +0000

Twelve countries have paved the way for the implementation of the Medicrime Convention

Ukraine: European capital for illegal organ transplants

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 08:44:00 +0000

EU and Ukraine authorities are struggling to keep a thriving, yet truly problematic, business under control

Few EU states provide medical care for irregular migrants

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 08:33:00 +0000

Undocumented migrants who are not allowed to work legally have to pay for medical care in most member states, sometimes putting their lives at stake, a recent report on healthcare by the EU fundamental rights agency reads.

Denmark: Electronic Patient Records

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:53:00 +0000

Electronic patient records hold out the promise of numerous benefits. At a very basic level, they can reduce paperwork, freeing doctors and nurses to spend more time with patients.

Healthcare innovations in five European countries show the way to combating chronic disease

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 07:50:00 +0000

European countries have turned into laboratories for innovation to fight the growing threat of chronic lifestyle diseases, according to new research by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

Bulgaria and Italy top EU fraud reporting list

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:08:00 +0000

Bulgaria and Italy were the two countries with the highest number of investigations by the EU's anti-fraud office OLAF, according to the agency's 2011 report, presented to the Brussels press yesterday, October 19th.

Can an ageing Europe stay competitive in a globalised world?

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:56:00 +0000

Europe's population is ageing fast, and the decline of Europe's working-age population is likely to start in 2012, while the over-60 population will continue to rise by about two million people a year, according to Eurostat figures, a pace twice as fast as before 2007.

Declarations of interest omitted shareholdings

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:50:00 +0000

The European Parliaments rules on declarations of interest have been ca;;ed into question by a controversy over two MEPs shareholdings.

EU strategy against corruption

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:20:00 +0000

According to a report published in September it is estimated that each year around 120 billion euro is lost to corruption in the EU

Communiqué on the Occasion of Getting the EHFCN Excellency Award 2011

Wed, 5 Oct 2011 07:42:00 +0000

Our NGO „Doctors against corruption“ appreciate the great honor of receiving the annual EHFCN Excellency Award for achievements in the fight against healthcare fraud and corruption in Serbia. It is of great importance and recognition not only for our members, but for all decent people in our country

Fraud for 270 million euro

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:39:00 +0000

Le secteur de la santé publique est lui aussi très exposé à la fraude