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A doctor s claim that he thought pay he took for two years after leaving a role was a safety net was absurd , a judge has said.
Dr Haydar Al Nageim was paid £41,266 across 27 months after he left Royal Liverpool University Hospital in 2013.
His failure to report the payments saw him struck off by the General Medical Council (GMC) in December 2020.
Dismissing a High Court appeal, Mr Justice Julian Knowles said the doctor had shown egregious untruthfulness .
The court heard Dr Al Nageim worked as a locum junior doctor at the hospital between August 2012 and February 2013.
Doctor mistakenly paid for two years after losing job at Royal Liverpool Hospital
Dr Haydar Al Nageim pocketed £41,000 before making absurd claims he thought it was a gift
05:00, 27 APR 2021
The Royal Liverpool Hospital (Image: Liverpool ECHO)
A doctor was mistakenly paid for more than two years after losing his job at the Royal Liverpool Hospital.
Dr Haydar Al Nageim failed to flag up the error and pocketed more than £41,000 in NHS money over 27 months - before making absurd claims he thought the money was a gift from his former bosses.
He even told fraud investigators: At the time I received it, I was grateful for it and continued to receive it and I didn t question it because why would I question a gift horse.
Dr Al Nagiem lost his High Court appeal against the move to strike him out of the profession after he failed to flag up mistake payments from his former employees
Doctor mistakenly paid for two years after losing hospital job - but claims he thought it was gift
Dr Haydar Al Nageim, who previously worked at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, trousered £41,000
11:41, 27 APR 2021
Royal Liverpool University Hospital (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
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