Audit Wales says health board’s “Marbella Man” was paid over market rate
This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Jan 20th, 2021
A troubleshooter dubbed “Marbella Man” – on almost £2,000 a day – was paid above the market rate the local health board, an audit has found.
Interim recovery director Phillip Burns received £370,000 for nine months work at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, from his home in Spain.
An Audit Wales’ annual report to the board on Thursday will show that he was paid over the odds – despite former CEO Gary Doherty insisting in December 2019 that Mr Burns received the “market rate for this level of expertise”.