A nurse who used false qualifications and fabricated work experience to gain a senior NHS job has been ordered to repay just £278 despite fraudulently earning more than £51,000.Tanya Nasir, 47, from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, was jailed for five years in 2024 for lying about being an experienced senior nurse to get a role she was not qualified for, the BBC reported.Cardiff Crown Court heard Nasir fraudulently received £51,397.58 while working in a senior NHS level 7 role, despite only qualifying at level 5.However, the court ruled that she could only repay £278.13 because that was the total amount currently available in her bank account. The hearing heard Nasir was now living on welfare and had few assets.Repayments will be split between Hillingdon NHS Trust and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.Nasir previously worked at Hillingdon Hospital in west London and ran the neonatal unit for premature babies at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend for several months before concerns were raised about her background.In an earlier criminal complaint, prosecutors said Nasir built his career on a series of false accusations and forged documents.She falsely claimed she qualified as a nurse in 2010, even though she actually qualified four years later. The court also heard she forged certificates and lied about working in intensive care units at Chelsea and Westminster hospitals for five years.One of the most serious allegations was a claim that she had served as an Army Reserve medic during deployments in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Syria and Kenya, which investigators later found to be untrue.Nasir used forged credentials to obtain senior roles in the NHS, which came with significantly higher pay and responsibilities.The court ordered her to repay the money by August 6, 2026. Failure to do so may result in an additional month in jail.Although only a small portion has been recovered so far, investigators said efforts to recover funds will continue if Nasir obtains money or assets in the future.Nasir was also struck off the nursing register following his conviction.
