Sheffield Nurse struck off for stealing tea and coffee

[samsmum 10]

She would have been sacked from her job, and then the case referred to the NMC. She was probably suspended from nursing register in that time in lieu of the outcome of the hearing. It's my understanding reading the report is that the hearing did not believe her claim as to forgetting how the stolen items mad their way into her bags.

 

It's worth noting that the stolen drugs wasn't identified in the report and they may have been nothing more sinister than paracetamol, which may be why the focus was on the other stolen items.

 

It's my opinion that she was struck off for trying to lie her way out of the situation.

 

have a read at the link i put up, the drugs she stole were specific and were probably intended for her own or family/friends use - they are drugs with a specific use, so its not a case of she picked them up because they would have been chucked anyway ...

[medusa 16]

Theft is theft, no matter how small the item stolen, and an awful lot of employers regard theft as gross malpractice, whether it was a company car or a packet of teabags stolen.

 

One of the companies that I used to work for fired someone for fiddling their expenses by £10. The receipt was originally for £5 and change and he added a '1' in front of the '5'. The person was, at the time, on a salary of about £35,000 plus benefits and company car so £10 was, in itself, pretty inconsequential, but he was sacked for gross misconduct as soon as it was discovered and the police were involved because they always are in cases of theft. He was taken to court and convicted of exactly the same crime as the person who sold his new company car and took the proceeds and the contents of his expense account for an extended tour of Spain. Opposite ends of the scale but both are theft which is illegal.

 

Like JFKvsNixon, I assume that there was far more going on than was actually reported and that the theft of tea and coffee was a small consideration compared to the theft of drugs, which takes time for the NMC to process.

[dutch 68]

Theft is theft, no matter how small the item stolen, and an awful lot of employers regard theft as gross malpractice, whether it was a company car or a packet of teabags stolen.

 

One of the companies that I used to work for fired someone for fiddling their expenses by £10. The receipt was originally for £5 and change and he added a '1' in front of the '5'. The person was, at the time, on a salary of about £35,000 plus benefits and company car so £10 was, in itself, pretty inconsequential, but he was sacked for gross misconduct as soon as it was discovered and the police were involved because they always are in cases of theft. He was taken to court and convicted of exactly the same crime as the person who sold his new company car and took the proceeds and the contents of his expense account for an extended tour of Spain. Opposite ends of the scale but both are theft which is illegal.

 

Like JFKvsNixon, I assume that there was far more going on than was actually reported and that the theft of tea and coffee was a small consideration compared to the theft of drugs, which takes time for the NMC to process.

 

It does not matter. People never have enough, never satisfied, they always want more. Ten pounds for this person or a million for a banker only difference this person gets sacked for the tenner.

The nurse was not very well. She was under influence and not conscious of what she was doing, that is dangerous, she could make big mistakes at her job.

[prussellb 10]

What a shame that someone is a caring profession such as nursing feels that they need to steal from work. Surely it's not worth the outcome if caught. The lesson here has hopefully been learnt. The question is whether it will affect any chances of future employment?

[Priorylady 10]

To practice as a registered nurse the NMC has to register you as fit to practice. In this case they have stated her fitness is impaired. Therefore she will not be able to gain employment as a qualified nurse.

[dutch 68]

What a shame that someone is a caring profession such as nursing feels that they need to steal from work. Surely it's not worth the outcome if caught. The lesson here has hopefully been learnt. The question is whether it will affect any chances of future employment?

 

She was not stealing. She was not conscious and could not remember how it all got in her bag. Stealing can only be done when you are conscious and aware.

That is possible that she was unconscious about it! But than she can't do her job either.

Lots of medication was missing around the place she worked.

Edited February 14, 2012 by dutch

[pb1977 10]

She was not stealing. She was not conscious and could not remember how it all got in her bag. Stealing can only be done when you are conscious and aware.

That is possible that she was unconscious about it! But than she can't do her job either.

Lots of medication was missing around the place she worked.

 

Unless you are privy to information that the rest of us don't know off, you can't really say either way.

 

Maybe she came up with the whole I could not remember doing it excuse, once she realised she was up s**t creek and her nursing career put at risk.

 

Reading the news report, it does state she was serving her notice period at Thornbury Hospital when she got busted by another colleague. So the whole episode could very well have been a opportunity thing and for whatever reason decided to steal a few things, thinking nobody will notice and maybe by the time they do, she would no longer be an employee at Thornbury.

[zippy 10]

the FTP panel report

 

http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/FTPOutcomes/2012/January/Reasons%20SHEERAN%20CCCSH%2020120202.pdf

 

which gives the full reasons for the sanctions applied and how that decision was reached.

[gnvqsos 10]

This person showed a lack of judgement and seemed unstable.Perhaps she is in need of some treatment for her ailments.The headline trivialises the offence and typifies media attempts to score cheap points.