Hospital manager embezzled £8000 to feed gambling habit

An NHS manager embezzled thousands of pounds from doctors while working at Edinburgh's Sick Kids Hospital to feed her "out of control" gambling habit.

- by Alexander Lawrie

Jacqueline Robertson stole more than £8,000 from the medics who had handed over cash to stay overnight at the hospital over an 11-month period.

Edinburgh Sheriff Court was told the 59-year-old cleaning manager had been embezzling the cash while spending up to £100 per day on a gambling addiction.

Robertson pleaded guilty to embezzling £8,630 while working at the Capital's Royal Hospital for Sick Children between January 1 and November 12, 2018 when she appeared at the city's sheriff court on Monday.