Fake NHS boss who made £1 million by lying about his eligibility to secure a senior position is facing aSupreme Courthearing After that you have to pay £96,000.
John Andrews, 63, called himself a "doctor" and listed his PhD fakely on his résumé to become chairman of two of his NHS his trusts and hospices. I was. Even though he is a builder.
He was imprisoned for two years in 2017. The court heard that the dishonorable impostor had led an "outwardly honorable life based on an astonishing series of lies." After he landed a top job in the NHS.
Andrews, from Totnes, Devon, disguised his role in a hospice and his two Southwestern Medical Trusts, where he earned £643,602.91.
Despite earning a six-figure salary, the only qualifications he had were a higher education certificate in his work in social from the 1970s and his PGCE in teaching. .
He also lied about having degrees from his three universities. In fact, Andrews spent most of his career as a probation officer, customs officer, or youth worker.
Earlier, two Supreme Court justices agreed to a royal appeal against the first forfeiture order made against him.
This decision reverses the victory of Andrews' appeal of the order.
The scammer, who claims to have previously worked for the Home Office, entered the health sector in 2004 and has been in the act for over a decade.
He defeated dozens of candidates for the office, among whom 117 of his rivals became Chairman of his Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, and in total he Earned over £1 million.
In 2016, his lies were finally unraveled when his boss finally interviewed him and discovered that his impressive credentials had been fabricated.
In 2017, Andrews pleaded guilty to two accusations of wrongfully misrepresenting his interests as Chairman of the Torbay NHS Care Trust in 2007 and the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust in 2015. rice field.
He also pleaded guilty. In 2004, St. He Margaret in Taunton, Somerset, was able to benefit financially in connection with his role as chief executive of his hospice. A Supreme Court spokesman said the "recoverable amount" of money he could make available. was also determined.
These included his three-bedroom detached house in Stoke, Gabriel South, Devon Village, worth an estimated £423,000, according to property websites. will be
NHS Improvement has admitted that it had not verified his credentials when he appointed Andrews under previous guidance from the NHS Trust Development Authority.
However, Andrews subsequently succeeded in appealing his forfeiture order.
A Supreme Court spokesman said: "The Court of Appeal granted Mr. Andrews' appeal, did not issue a forfeiture order, and found the question of whether a forfeiture order in such circumstances would be disproportionate from the point of view of the law. It is important to the public."
The King then took the order action to the Supreme Court, which now "unanimously granted the appeal."
Lord Hodge and Lord Burroughs ruled, and Lord Kitchen, Lord Hamblen and Lord Stephens agreed.
In a 2017 Andrews lawsuit,Exeter Crown his coat stated that this fraudster had spent his ten years "outwardly honorable on the basis of an astonishing series of lies." I heard that you were living a life.
The court heard that he had made "great progress" in hospice, but "did not actively cause harm" while in office.
} The Department of Health confirmed that it had investigated how he came to be appointed to posts such as Chairman of the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust.
They said: "Mr Andrews held an important position of responsibility and trust. This sentence sends a clear message thatfraud of any kindwill not be tolerated on the NHS. Send."
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