Story perspectives
**Nurse falsifies £20k timesheets, NMC suspends registration** **Man receives suspended 13-month sentence after hammer affray**
6/8/2026
1 of 1
Story summary
- Former emergency department nurse Faith Chareka falsified 50 roster entries between 1 Nov 2020 and 1 Feb 2023, claiming nearly £20,000 and 540 hours of TOIL.
- The Nursing and Midwifery Council stripped her registration and imposed an interim 18-month suspension, citing risks to patient care and NHS finances.
- Martin Sigley received a suspended 13-month prison sentence for affray after brandishing a hammer at a petrol-station garage on 10 Feb 2023.
