A nurse who fraudulently claimed almost £20,000 by adding shifts she did not work has been struck off. Faith Chareka, who worked in the emergency department for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Surrey, was convicted of fraud by abuse of position.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) fitness to practise committee report detailed how Ms Chareka added 50 shifts to rosters between November 1 2020 and February 1 2023. While some of these shifts were paid at the basic rate, the majority were paid at an enhanced rate, typically applied to night shifts, bank holidays, and weekends.
