An NHS Counter Fraud Service (NHS CFS) Wales investigation has led to a former NHS manager being ordered to pay back £25,000 to the GP practice that she defrauded.
Kimberley Wilson, 52, of Tabernacle Street, Skewen, attended a compensation hearing at Swansea Crown Court on 12 September 2025, where she was ordered to pay back £5,000, at £200 a month for the next two years, to Castle Surgery, Neath. This is in addition to the £20,000 that she repaid on 21 July 2025.
On 7 August 2025, Wilson was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court to two years’ imprisonment, suspended for two years. She was also ordered to complete 25 days of rehabilitation and 200 hours of unpaid work. She had previously pleaded guilty to Fraud by Abuse of Position at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on 21 May 2025.
In total, Wilson admitted to stealing £49,213.08 for her own personal gain from Castle Surgery, where she was employed between April 2019 and March 2023, until her dismissal for gross misconduct.
The case was brought by NHS CFS Wales, who investigated Wilson after suspicions were raised by the practice’s accountants.
It was discovered that Wilson was using the practice’s business bank account to buy goods for herself and transferring money into her personal account, under the references “petty cash” or “advance”.
An NHS CFS Wales financial investigator obtained a production order under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) 2002, which gave access to Wilson’s bank accounts and proved the accountants’ findings.
Wilson was later found to have spent most of the money on her day-to-day expenses and to fund her gambling habits.
Emily Thompson, Counter Fraud Specialist at NHS CFS Wales, said: “Wilson abused her position of trust to steal money that was meant for NHS patient care.
“Her actions were motivated by greed and represent a serious breach of the trust placed in her by her employers and colleagues.
“This sentencing outcome sends a clear message that diverting funds from the NHS is unacceptable and will result in serious consequences, including a criminal record.”
