Ex – Cop On Nhs Theft Charges
Ex – Cop On Nhs Theft Charges
0 Comments | Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), June 13, 2010
Byline: JONNY GREATREX
A FORMER police officer has been accused of stealing more than pounds 50,000 from a cashstrapped Midland NHS trust while he worked as a consultant.
Mark Hamilton, from Manchester, has been charged with theft, fraud and false accounting from Walsall Primary Care Trust.
The 40-year-old, who previously worked as a police officer with Cumbria, was offering the PCT advice on their Planned Care Programme, which manages out-patient appointments and minor treatments, when the allegations were made.
It is understood that Hamilton has been accused of stealing pounds 51,562 in earnings from the PCT by putting false signatures on his time sheets, lying on his CV and abusing his position to obtain computer software. The last charge is believed to relate to a computer program worth thousands of pounds, called Easysite, which it is alleged Hamilton ordered from Nottingham-based firm EIBS, but kept for his personal use.
He was sacked by the PCT for gross misconduct on March 6.
And on Tuesday he made a brief appearance at Walsall Magistrates’ Court where he made an application for legal aid.
The NHS Counter Fraud team began investigating the case against him after his manager became suspicious of him.
A source said: “Hamilton’s manager became concerned with his level of output and lack of attendance at arranged meetings.”
Hamilton was employed at the PCT between November 4 2008 and March 7 2009. It is also alleged that Capita was owed money from Walsall Primary Care Trust.
Hamilton worked for Cumbria Police between April 1992 and November 1998.
While he was contracted to Walsall PCT he also did some work for Great Yarmouth and Waveney NHS Trust.
He is due to appear before Walsall Magistrates’ Court again on June 22 after a decision has been made on his legal aid application.
Walsall Primary Care Trust said: “We are not able to comment further at this stage because the case is active.”
Mr Hamilton did not respond to the Sunday Mercury’s request for a comment.
Last week the Sunday Mercury reported on dentist Joyce Trail, who has been accused of one of the biggest alleged frauds in NHS history. The Birmingham medic has been suspended after being charged with allegedly cheating the NHS out of an estimated pounds 1 million from 2006 to 2009
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