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Nurse who claimed she was dying of cancer in pension scam struck off

Amanda Reid forged 16 medical letters and used £185,442.95 in pension payments after falsely claiming terminal leukaemia, the panel said.

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A neonatal nurse who shaved her head and put a cannula in her arm to convince her family she was dying of leukaemia as part of a pension scam has been struck off.

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Amanda Muir, who was imprisoned for the case in 2025, had falsely claimed to be suffering from leukemia - She shaved her head daily and took drugs for rapid weight loss so that she would appear exhausted

·Marousi, Greece
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Nurse who claimed she was dying of cancer in pension scam struck off

A neonatal nurse who shaved her head and put a cannula in her arm to convince her family she was dying of leukaemia as part of a pension scam has been struck off.

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Children’s nurse struck off for faking terminal leukaemia to claim £185k pension

Amanda Reid shaved her head daily in an attempt to fool her family and doctors

·London, United Kingdom
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The ScotsmanThe Scotsman
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Children's nurse shaved head daily to pretend she had leukaemia

She took weight loss medication and shaved her head daily

·Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Nurse shaved head in leukaemia scam and fraudulently claimed £185,422

Amanda Reid took weight loss medication to convince her family, children and professionals that she was terminally ill

·Scotland, United Kingdom
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The Scotsman broke the news in Edinburgh, United Kingdom on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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