NHS fraudster who lied about Oxford degree jailed
BBCA man who fraudulently secured 13 NHS jobs by lying about his qualifications and experience has been jailed for four years.
Amran Hussain, 40, of French Street, Westerham, appeared at Maidstone Crown Court after previously admitting fraud offences that cost taxpayers almost £170,000.
Investigators found he falsely claimed he had attended the University of Oxford and had held senior posts within the health service.
Dave Horsley, from the NHS Counter Fraud Authority, said the money paid to Hussain could have been spent on patient care.
"It is all of us - as the stakeholders in the NHS - who are the losers out of this," he told the BBC.
Welcoming the sentence, Hosley added that he was hopeful it would "send a strong message to anybody minded to defraud the NHS".
"It will not be tolerated," he said.
"It is not a victimless crime, as the NHS is for the public good."
Investigators at the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) found Hussain had applied for 2,071 NHS roles.
They said a recurring pattern emerged in which he would take up a role before going off sick and remaining absent until his contract ended or his employment was terminated.
The NHSCFA said this meant he frequently carried out little or no work and did not gain the experience later cited in applications.
They also found Hussain had also submitted false references in support of his job applications.
His fraud came to light after Devon Partnership NHS Trust offered him a senior role in 2021 and carried out checks on his application.
He had claimed to be the director of transformation and improvement at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust.
The trust found no record of his employment and enquiries later confirmed he had never worked there.
Two of the offences also related to positions outside the NHS, including at Nottingham CityCare Partnership and Kent County Council.
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