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Prison nurse Yvonne Rumsey struck off over drug errors | Prison nurse Yvonne Rumsey struck off over drug errors |
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A prison nurse who made a string of medication errors has been struck off. | A prison nurse who made a string of medication errors has been struck off. |
Yvonne Rumsey had worked at HMP Bullwood Hall near Hockley, Essex since the 1980s. | Yvonne Rumsey had worked at HMP Bullwood Hall near Hockley, Essex since the 1980s. |
A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) conduct panel found she had made a number of errors with anti-depressant and heroin substitute medications in 2011 and 2012. | |
Mrs Rumsey resigned from the prison service in 2012 and has now been struck off the council's register. | Mrs Rumsey resigned from the prison service in 2012 and has now been struck off the council's register. |
The NMC panel found she had wrongly given one inmate at the now shut HMP Bullwood Hall an unknown amount of the heroin substitute Buprenorphine. | The NMC panel found she had wrongly given one inmate at the now shut HMP Bullwood Hall an unknown amount of the heroin substitute Buprenorphine. |
She also wrongly gave a second patient, who had not been made to identify himself, an anti-depressant and then failed to give a third inmate that same medication, despite signing a chart saying it had been administered. | She also wrongly gave a second patient, who had not been made to identify himself, an anti-depressant and then failed to give a third inmate that same medication, despite signing a chart saying it had been administered. |
In striking her name from the council's register, the panel said her "actions were capable of causing harm to patients". | In striking her name from the council's register, the panel said her "actions were capable of causing harm to patients". |
The conduct panel made a "conditions of practice" order on Mrs Rumsey in 2013 before suspending her in 2014. | The conduct panel made a "conditions of practice" order on Mrs Rumsey in 2013 before suspending her in 2014. |
The striking-off order will come into effect on 11 April when the existing suspension order expires. | The striking-off order will come into effect on 11 April when the existing suspension order expires. |
It is understood Mrs Rumsey does not plan to return to nursing. | It is understood Mrs Rumsey does not plan to return to nursing. |
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