Cleobury Mortimer businessman pleads guilty to defrauding NHS of £123,000
A former Dudley NHS manager from Cleobury Mortimer has pleaded guilty to swindling taxpayers out of £123,000.
Alec Gandy, 42, was a senior operational manager at Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust when he defrauded the organisation between 2021 and 2023.
Gandy, of Housman Way, Cleobury Mortimer, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by abuse of position at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Tuesday (May 20).
The charge he admitted to was: "Between April 1, 2021 and December 22, 2023, [you] committed fraud while occupying a position, namely senior operational manager, in which you were expected to safeguard, or not to act against, the financial interests of Dudley Integrated Health & Care Trust.
"You dishonestly abused that position intending thereby to make a gain, namely £123,090, for yourself."
Gandy's job was a high-level management role within the NHS, responsible for overseeing the "efficient and effective delivery of services, resources, and patient care". He had to ensure high standards of service management, including operational performance, finance, workforce, safety, and quality, across a range of services. The average wage for the role is over £50,000.
