The alleged scheme involves filling up hospital bins with waste from private homes and businesses
A hospital has launched an investigation into claims staff are making money from a 'bin scam' that has allegedly been running for years. The internal inquiry is centred on Salford Royal Hospital.
Andrew Montgomery, Deputy Director, Estates, Facilities, and Capital Development at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said: “We are aware of these allegations and have an internal investigation underway.” "The trade bins are distributed to businesses and private addresses - people are charged for them - then they are picked up and driven back to the compactor at the hospital. It is claimed thousands of pounds have been made this way."
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