A trainee NHS doctor who pocketed almost £10,000 in sick pay whilst moonlighting at two different hospitals up to 174 miles away is able to keep her job.
Tracy Landu-Landu was employed at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching HospitalsA trainee NHS doctor who pocketed almost £10,000 in sick pay whilst moonlighting at two different hospitals up to 174 miles away is able to keep her job after a disciplinary tribunal heard she had 'personal difficulties' at the time of the scam.
The scam occurred between August and December 2020 while Landu-Landu was employed as a GP Specialty Trainee by St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. But, unknown to the health authority, Landu-Landu was working locum shifts between eight and 13 hours at a time for United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Landu-Landu claimed she did not think she was on official sick leave at the time but was asked by HR staff at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to get a fit note. She said she knew she had acted wrongly but refuted claims she did not correct her actions when she was made aware. She told the tribunal that she had repaid close to £3,000 so far - but provided no evidence of repayment.
Ms Jones added: 'There was evidence of the difficult personal stressors that Dr Landu-Landu was experiencing at the time, albeit some of these only became apparent towards the end of the period in which the misconduct occurred and led to the dishonesty being uncovered.
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