Corruption scandal rocks Scottish health boards

Four men have been convicted in a £6m corruption and bribery investigation involving health boards across Scotland. The case centred on contracts awarded to Oricom Ltd, founded by Adam Sharoudi and Gavin Brown, for telecoms and video conferencing equipment from 2010 to 2017. The investigation revealed that former NHS employees Alan Hush and Gavin Cox provided “commercially sensitive information” in exchange for £88,000 in cash and gifts. The High Court in Glasgow found Hush guilty of failing to instigate a proper tendering process and described him as “the big cheese” in the NHS telecoms department.