A nurse named Tanya Nasir did that – but on a much bigger scale. She lied about her skills to get a job looking after tiny babies in the NHS. Now, she’s been sent to prison for it. Let’s dive into this shocking story that shows why honesty is so important, especially regarding healthcare.
Tanya Nasir is a 45-year-old woman from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. She made up a bunch of lies about herself. She said she was in the army and got shot twice! But that wasn’t true at all. She only ever joined the army cadets, which is like a club for young people interested in the army.
The Big Lie
Nasir applied for a job at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, Wales. This wasn’t just any job – it was to charge a particular unit for premature babies. These babies need extra special care because they’re so small and fragile. To get this job, Nasir lied about almost everything.
She said she became a nurse in 2010 but became one in 2014, and she made up fake certificates to show she had many degrees. She even lied about working for charities like Oxfam and the Red Cross. All of these lies helped her get the job in September 2019.
Nasir might have thought she’d got away with it, but she was wrong. The hospital did a routine check of her nursing registration. They do this for all nurses to ensure they’re qualified. But things didn’t add up when they looked at Nasir’s needing to be added. The dates she gave didn’t match the actual dates. This made people suspicious, so they started looking closer at her application.
The Investigation
The NHS has a special team that investigates fraud. They’re called the NHS Local Counter-Fraud Authority. They dug into Nasir’s past and found that almost everything she said was a lie. They checked with universities she told them she attended—most had never heard of her! Many of them said she never worked there at all.
The investigators even found out that Nasir had made fake references. She used an old email address from when she was in the army cadets to pretend to be her boss! She went to a lot of trouble to make people believe her lies.
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The Trial and Punishment
Nasir had to go to court for what she did. The trial lasted five weeks at Cardiff Crown Court. In the end, the jury found her guilty of nine different crimes, including fraud and using fake documents.
The judge sent Nasir to prison for five years. She’ll have to stay there for at least two and a half years before she can ask to leave early. The judge said what she did was severe because it could have put babies at risk.
Nasir’s lies cost the NHS a lot of money. They paid her £94,941.10 in wages for a job she shouldn’t have had. Her lies made people worry about trusting nurses and doctors. The hospital had to tell everyone that no babies were hurt because of what Nasir did.
Besides going to jail, Nasir is in big trouble with the nursing authorities. She’s not allowed to work as a nurse right now, and she’ll probably never be allowed to be a nurse again. She might also have to pay back some of the money she earned.
The Bottom Line
This story shows why telling the truth is essential, especially regarding jobs that involve caring for people. Hospitals now know they need to check people’s backgrounds very carefully and need help trusting what someone writes on a form.
This story has an important message for young people thinking about working in healthcare. The NHS needs honest, hardworking people. You shouldn’t lie about your skills if you want to be a nurse or doctor. You just need to study hard and care about helping others.
Most NHS staff are honest and work hard to help sick people. Nasir’s story is unusual, but it reminds us why we must value honesty and trust in healthcare.
A few small lies can grow into something much bigger and cause much harm. It’s always better to be honest, work hard, and earn what you want the right way.
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