It has been alleged that instead of recording the cash collected and paying the funds into a central hospital trust account, the money was being spent on staff meals, leaving parties and trips abroad. A source told the Guardian: “A member of staff was making periodical trips to the bank to deposit money. The source added: “At the end of the day you are taking money from NHS patients but where is it going? “Prior to June 2015, monies were deposited into a non-trust bank account. Alison Richards, whose daughter is now three, paid for scan photos at St George’s hospital in Tooting on two occasions prior to her baby’s birth in September 2014.

Source: The Guardian October 28, 2017 07:52 UTC