Health chiefs are told to combat fraud that costs cash-strapped NHS £1.2bn a year

Health chiefs are told to combat fraud that costs cash-strapped NHS £1.2bn a year NHS bosses must do more to combat medical fraud that costs taxpayers up to £1.2billion a year, the Health Secretary has demanded.

Stephen Barclay claims NHS England hasn't done enough to stop crooks stealing money that should go to improve care.

In a letter to chief executive Amanda Pritchard – seen by the Daily Mail – he calls on officials to introduce measures that make it more difficult for fraudsters to succeed.