03/02/2026
A Nigerian national, Oluwabunmu Adeleiyi (30), who was living in Cardiff on a student visa, was convicted of NHS fraud after using fraudulent ID to work shifts at Neath Port Talbot Hospital and the Caswell Clinic in Bridgend.
Cardiff Crown Court heard that Adeleiyi and two accomplices used the same identities across multiple employment agencies, fraudulently billing the NHS around £16,000 per month. She pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud by false representation and received 10 months’ imprisonment for each count, suspended for two years, along with 100 hours of unpaid community service.
The fraud was uncovered when a receptionist noticed a passport photo stuck onto an ID card at the end of a night shift. Adeleiyi then refused to hand over shift documents, prompting a critical incident declaration by Swansea Bay University Health Board.
An investigation revealed dangerous behaviour, including:
Locking herself in rooms and locking corridor doors that must remain open for safety
Having no training in restraint techniques
Accessing and altering confidential patient records
Health officials warned the risks “could have been catastrophic,” though a review later confirmed no patients were harmed.
Adeleiyi used the ID of a registered healthcare support worker who had fled the UK using a false passport. The fraud involved fake nursing agency IDs supplied by an overseas organised crime group.
The judge said Adeleiyi had put both patients and staff at risk, and NHS counter-fraud officials stressed that fraud against the NHS—especially involving vulnerable patients—will be fully investigated and prosecuted. Copied …