Former NHS senior manager Alec Gandy, 42, from Cleobury Mortimer, was jailed for two years and six months for defrauding more than £123,000.[1][2] He worked at Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust and was responsible for managing staff in primary care networks through the NHS deputation scheme.[1] Between August 2022 and December 2023, he created two fictitious temporary workers using the details of his friend Matthew Lane and ex-wife Kaylee Wright, 37, registered as a medical assistant and paramedic.[1] He spent more than £92,000 of the fraudulently obtained money on gambling and transferred £12,000 to his companies.[1] These funds could have been used to improve patient care, for example, for a year of work for four nurse health assistants, two community health workers or two clinical pharmacists.[1] The investigation was led by the trust and the NHS Fraud Office (NHSCFA), with support from the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.[1][2] A pair of other individuals were also convicted of participating in the fraud.[1]