Powys Health Board nurse struck off over behaviour
Powys nurse Dean Wright was struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Counci l (NMC) over a failure in record keeping, breaching confidentiality and falsely stated he was recording cases when he had not, with the council saying his actions 'directly impacted on and compromised patients safety'.
A hearing held on July 16 and July 17 saw the council labelling his behaviour 'unacceptable' during his time employed as a Cardiac Nurse Specialist by the Board.
Four charges against him were found proven, including that he failed to keep adequate records of patient appointments and/or assessments and/or interventions on the Health Board's electronic Welsh Patient Administration.
The panel also found that he falsely claimed to have made 30 records in the system or as hard copies, that he was dishonest in that claim, and that he breached confidentiality by keeping records on his desk or at home.
The report on the hearing read: 'This is a case which involves failings in record-keeping and making adequate records of patient appointments, assessment and interventions.
'Mr Wright also breached confidentiality and falsely stated that they had recorded 30 cases on the Health Board's electronic WCCIS and in hard copy records at their home address.
"Poor record-keeping exposes patients to a risk of harm and undermines effective working arrangements with colleagues who are deprived of accurate and up to date information.
'Mr Wright's actions directly impacted on and compromised patient safety and has the potential to cause serious harm to patients in their care. The NMC submits Mr Wright's conduct has in the past put patients at significant risk of unwarranted harm and is liable to do so in the future.'
The panel at the hearing, made up of Judith Webb, Rebecca Aylward, David Raff determined that Mr Wright's actions had 'brought the nursing profession into disrepute', and ruled the actions amounted to misconduct.
'The panel determined that there is a risk of harm to patients, as Mr Wright has not expressed any remorse for his actions at the time, nor has he demonstrated any insight into his dishonesty or any other behaviours.
'He was also found to have acted dishonestly and there was nothing before the panel to demonstrate that he would not repeat this conduct in the future, and so the panel concluded the risk has not been mitigated.'
The hearing concluded with the decision that 'nothing short of a striking off order' would be appropriate. No representations were made on his behalf.
It added: 'After taking into account all the evidence before it during this case, the panel determined that the most appropriate and proportionate sanction is that of a striking-off order.
'The panel concluded that nothing short of a striking off order would be sufficient in this case.'
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