Alec Gandy, 42, from Kidderminster, was jailed for two and a half years at Wolverhampton Crown Court on 19 January 2026 after previously pleading guilty to fraud by abuse of position.

Gandy was employed by Dudley NHS Trust as a senior manager responsible for hiring staff and awarding contracts.

Between August 2022 and December 2023, Gandy created two fictitious temporary workers using the details of a friend, Matthew Lane and ex-wife Kaylee Wright, whose details were logged as a physician’s assistant and a paramedic.

Gandy used his position to set up Lane and Wright as ghost contractors, with one claiming to be a physician associate and the other an advanced paramedic.