Showjumping NHS boss guilty of sick pay fraud
THE NHS manager who competed as a showjumper while being signed off for back pain has been ordered to repay more than £8,000 in sick pay.
Elise David, 33, was described by a judge as ‘calculated, deliberate and dishonest’ in making the bogus claims from the NHS.
A jury convicted her of fraud after hearing how she took part in showjumping events while being signed off from her £49,000-a-year job after falling off her horse in June 2016.
David, of Nottage, Porthcawl, even underwent medical examinations ‘only a matter of days’ after taking part, Newport Crown Court heard.
She was given a suspended 12-week jail term and told to do 180 hours of unpaid work. She must pay £8,216.71 to Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and £2,500 in court costs.