Dishonest NHS Accountant Jailed - end of the matter?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7315550.stm My first thought was, good hes getting what he deserves - but when you look at why he did it... It seem more that he lied to keep his job having been asked to do the impossible by his managers...
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Answer 1 :
The buck never reaches the top, you know that.
Answer 2 :
Damn, it's a tough call isn't it? Seems like six of one and half a dozen of the other to me.
Answer 3 :
I don't think he lied to keep his job. He may have lied to get the bonus!! Even then I think that not to be the case. I think the creative accounting was to present a trust which was meeting its targets and would reflect favourabley to inspection. That was wrong. If trusts are unable to provide the services required because of insufficient funding this must be made transparant. If they make a surplus their budget will be reduced in the next fiscal year an services will suffer. Its from that perspective and that alone I believe he did wrong.
Answer 4 :
Yes it's not fair is it politicians don't get prosecuted for real fraud where's the justice.
Answer 5 :
The Government wants cuts. He made it look better than it was by juggling money. The NHS is now not the service it used to be. Everyone is afraid of losing their jobs. Too many at the top and not enough doing the hands on. Think there is more worthy peeps needing jailed though. Half of them in the Government for starters.
Answer 6 :
Congratulate the government and their targets.
Answer 7 :
If every company accountant was jailed for 'creative accounting', there would be none left! Minimising profits is the staple diet of accountants, to cut tax liability. Maximising profits is just as bad because it gives a false impression of the true value and efficiency of a company.
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