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| + | The [[Campaign Against Health Fraud]] was set up in 1989 by broadcaster [[Nick Ross]], [[Caroline Richmond]], [[Vincent Marks]], [[Petr Skrabenek]]. It later changed its name to [[HealthWatch]].<ref name="NL">[[Campaign Against Health Fraud]], [http://www.healthwatch-uk.org/newsletterarchive/nlett01.pdf Newsletter], No. 1</ref> <ref name="Prac">[[Caroline Richmond]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2616497 The campaign against health fraud.] ''Practitioner''. 1989 Oct 8;233(1476):1329-30.</ref> According to Richmond, writing in 1989, 'Deficiencies in the law, and persuasive fraudsters preying on real and imagined health fears, continue to cause great concern to victims, the professions and society as a whole. The Campaign Against Health Fraud has been formed to address this thriving and malignant relic of more desperate times.'<ref name="Prac"/> | ||
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The Campaign Against Health Fraud was set up in 1989 by broadcaster Nick Ross, Caroline Richmond, Vincent Marks, Petr Skrabenek. It later changed its name to HealthWatch.[1] [2] According to Richmond, writing in 1989, 'Deficiencies in the law, and persuasive fraudsters preying on real and imagined health fears, continue to cause great concern to victims, the professions and society as a whole. The Campaign Against Health Fraud has been formed to address this thriving and malignant relic of more desperate times.'[2]
External links
- HealthWatch official website
- Campaign Against Health Fraud, Newsletter, No. 1
- Caroline Richmond The campaign against health fraud. Practitioner. 1989 Oct 8;233(1476):1329-30.
- Martin Walker HealthWatch (formerly Campaign Against Health Fraud).
- Martin Walker Chapters 26, 27, 31 DIRTY MEDICINE. 1993.
Notes
- ↑ Campaign Against Health Fraud, Newsletter, No. 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Caroline Richmond The campaign against health fraud. Practitioner. 1989 Oct 8;233(1476):1329-30.
