Shameless nurse who faked sick note rumbled after posting Facebook holiday pics
dailyrecord.co.ukA shameless nurse bagged herself a new job and posted photos of lavish holidays all while claiming sick pay on the NHS.Sarah Oakes decite including forging a doctor's note and faking a reference from her employer.
She was rumbled when she posted snaps of herself and her new husband on their travels on social media. The 44-year-old, who began working at Whiston Hospital in October 2015, went off sick in February 2019 complaining of chronic hip pain and having reportedly had surgery on her foot, reports Liverpool Echo.Liverpool Crown Court heard how employers became suspicious when failed to attend a number of welfare appointments and it was discovered she had provided the trust with three fraudulent sick notes.
SShe then resigned from her position on August 28 that year but it transpired Oakes had been offered a job at Warrington Hospital after attending an open day in January 2019, although she did not begin work until August 12.
Prosecutor Sarah Holt sais she obtained this staff nurse role after providing two references. but one of them turned out not to be genuine.
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