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NHS Fraud Awareness Month

The importance of all staff in combating fraud within the NHS is being stressed again at the start of NHS Fraud Awareness Month.

Building on the strength of last year's event, the NHS Counter Fraud Service will be visiting over 200 hospital sites in England and Wales and meeting an estimated 150,000 NHS staff and patients during October.

The aim is to raise awareness of fraud and the effect it has on the health service.

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Breaking Through: Leadership and Race Equality in the NHS

The NHS Leadership Centre is holding a national conference at the ICC in Birmingham on 13 October. It is aimed at people from a black and minority ethnic background who are aiming to move into a leadership role within the NHS, and chief executives and other senior managers seeking to develop greater diversity within their NHS organisations and committed to promoting race equality in the workplace.

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