GP manager who stole £500k from NHS avoids jail after judge warns prisons are 'full to bursting'

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GP manager who stole £500k from NHS avoids jail after judge warns prisons are 'full to bursting'

A GP manager who stole more than £500,000 from an NHS surgery to fund a lavish lifestyle has avoided jail after a judge warned Britain's prisons are "full to bursting". Helena Paiva, 33, admitted stealing £517,260.29 from the Albion Street Practice in Southwark, south London, between January 2023 and July 2025. Southwark Crown Court heard that Paiva splashed the stolen cash on a Tesla, designer clothing, luxury han…