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GPs are reporting more and more suspect patients, with up to one million hours wasted on these fraudsters
The NHS is being put under increasing strain as doctors waste valuable hours on fraudsters with false whiplash claims.
That's according to a study by insurance company LV, which reveals that doctors believe they are seeing people that they suspect of feigning or exaggerating injuries in order to claim compensation following a car accident.
And the problem only appears to be getting worse, with 43 per cent of GPs saying that they now see these types of cases on a frequent basis - compared to just 26 per cent in 2012.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/90420/false-whiplash-claims-are-wasting-nhs-time
The NHS is being put under increasing strain as doctors waste valuable hours on fraudsters with false whiplash claims.
That's according to a study by insurance company LV, which reveals that doctors believe they are seeing people that they suspect of feigning or exaggerating injuries in order to claim compensation following a car accident.
And the problem only appears to be getting worse, with 43 per cent of GPs saying that they now see these types of cases on a frequent basis - compared to just 26 per cent in 2012.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/90420/false-whiplash-claims-are-wasting-nhs-time