Dishonest builder's 'CV of lies' blags top NHS positions

News that a builder faked multiple university-level qualifications to land several top NHS jobs should spark HR departments into checking their employees' credentials to ensure both customer and staff safety.

Jon Andrewes, from Devon, referred to himself as a Doctor and put fake PhDs on his CV, as he blagged his way to becoming Chairman of two NHS Trusts and a hospice – Plymouth Herald reports.

Further lies on Andrewes’ CV included: a first-class degree; a masters; and employment at the Home Office – a position he would have taken at just 16-years-old, if it were true.

Amazingly, Andrewes kept up the con for over a decade, as his first top-level position was in 2004. It was not until 2016 that NHS bosses discovered that his impressive cross-sector credentials were faked.