NHS practice manager ordered to repay funds after fraud conviction
An investigation conducted by the NHSCFA Wales resulted in a former NHS GP practice manager receiving a suspended sentence and an order to repay £25,000 to the affected practice. The individual appeared at Swansea Crown Court in September 2025 for a compensation hearing and was instructed to repay £5,000 at a rate of £200 per month over two years, in addition to £20,000 already returned in July 2025.
In August 2025, this former manager was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court to two years’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, and required to complete 25 days of rehabilitation alongside 200 hours of unpaid work. The individual had previously admitted to fraud by abuse of position at Swansea Magistrates’ Court in May 2025.
The person confessed to misappropriating £49,213.08 from the GP practice, having worked there between April 2019 and March 2023 until being dismissed for gross misconduct. The investigation began after the practice’s accountants raised concerns, revealing that the business bank account had been used for personal purchases and funds were transferred to the manager’s own account under references such as “petty cash” or “advance”.
A financial investigator used the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to access the individual’s accounts, substantiating the fraudulent transactions. Most of the stolen funds were spent on daily living costs and gambling activities.
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