A former boss of Derriford Hospital burst into tears in the dock at Exeter Crown Court today as she admitted fraudulently paying her husband more than £11,000 from her budget.
Paula Vasco-Knight, 53, and her husband Stephen have today both admitted defrauding the NHS of £11,000 in a dramatic turnaround.
The trial had heard how the boss of Torbay Hospital was awarded £10,000 for being the 'Inspirational Leader of the Year' - then used the money to give her husband work...
