PCNs manage significant amounts of NHS funding and deliver services at scale. That makes them a vital part of the system, but also a potential target for fraud, particularly where governance, data quality, and financial controls have not kept pace with operational complexity.

Fraud in PCNs is no longer theoretical. Recent headlines about fraudulent Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) claims – from six-figure ‘ghost employee’ schemes to a case involving more than £60,000 of false claims – underline the risk.

Read more – Management in Practice (14/5/26)