Toddington nurse struck off after being deemed a risk to patients
A nurse in Toddington accused of incorrectly injecting a baby with vaccinations too early has been struck off.
Mary Folake Olanrewaju was working as a locum nurse practitioner at Toddington Medical Centre when concerns were raised.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s fitness to practise committee heard she had incorrectly told a patient they didn’t need an MMR vaccine for a trip in October 2019.
It also heard that in the same month, she wrongly injected Denosumab, a drug for osteoporosis, into another patient’s stomach.
And the panel were told she had incorrectly injected a patient with hormone therapy treatment Zoladex in their thigh, instead of the abdomen, and that the nurse had also incorrectly given a baby both its first and second vaccinations too early.
She was also accused of performing one or more smear tests that were “inadequate”.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) proved all the allegations against her and found that her practise was “impaired by reason of misconduct”.
The panel was concerned about Mrs Olanrewaju’s lack of engagement with the council and that she gave no evidence that she had tried to get more knowledge or strengthen her practice after 2019.
A spokesperson for Toddington Medical Centre said she has not worked at the practice since 2019.
They added: “Patient safety remains our highest priority, and our clinical governance, supervision and medicines management processes have been further strengthened since 2019.
“If patients have any concerns, we would ask them to contact the practice directly.”
She will be banned from the profession once her current suspension order ends on May 7.
The NMC said: “The panel determined that it was necessary to take action to prevent Mrs Olanrewaju from practising in the future and concluded that the only sanction that would adequately protect the public and serve the public interest was a striking-off order.”