London Health Sciences Centre is taking steps to combat fraud after launching several civil lawsuits involving alleged procurement irregularities earlier this year, its boss says.

In a community update meeting – LHSC’s first since a break during the summer – on Wednesday, LHSC supervisor David Musyj addressed the pending civil lawsuits concerning alleged “past fraudulent activity” spanning more than a decade, and outlined measures implemented to prevent future instances.

At the virtual meeting, Musyj acknowledged it is unrealistic to eliminate the possibility of fraud entirely but said LHSC is taking “specific actions” to reduce the chances of it happening again.

“Over the past year, LHSC has taken significant steps to strengthen governance, oversight and accountability across

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