Struck off over sharps disposal

September 21, 2008

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A 26 year old registered nurse from Welling, Kent has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register for failures in sharps handling and disposal.

Newly qualified Jemma Breslin was working at Queen Elizabeth NHS Trust in February 2007 when she was charged with going against the hospital’s procedure and policy by administering a controlled drug without the assistance or witness of a colleague. She also went into the sharps container to retrieve a disposed vial of controlled liquid medicine which she had listed in the records as ‘wasted’. She then withdrew the medicine by using a needle and syringe and placed the syringe in her pocket.

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