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BBC News
10 hours ago
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Tanya Nasir who lied to get Bridgend nursing job banned
A woman who lied about her qualifications to get a job as a senior nurse caring for sick and premature babies has been banned from the profession. Tanya Nasir, 45, from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, became ward manager on the neonatal unit at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend in 2019, after she lied about being a highly qualified neonatal nurse and an Army combat was found guilty on nine counts of fraud and false representation and jailed for five years in October 2024. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) committee concluded Nasir's actions would put vulnerable patients at "a real risk of significant harm, which could have had catastrophic consequences". Nasir, who did not attend the NMC fitness to practise hearing on 23 May, had shown "no evidence of insight or remorse for her actions" said NMC representative Naa-Adjeley Barnor. Ms Barnor said Nasir was previously convicted for fraudulently claiming welfare benefits in 2010, and there was a "significant risk" that Nasir would repeat such behaviour in the future. The panel also considered that Nasir took steps to cover up the fraud when she realised it was being said Nasir's actions had been "sophisticated and planned" which represented "deep seated attitudinal issues".As a result, Ms Barnor said the only appropriate and proportionate sanction would be a striking-off order.
Wales Online
a day ago
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Fraudster nurse who put babies at risk banned from the profession
Fraudster nurse who put babies at risk banned from the profession Tanya Nasir was jailed after lying about her qualifications Tanya Nasir outside court (Image: Wales News Service ) A woman who lied about her qualifications to get a job as a senior nurse at a hospital in Wales where newborn sick babies were being treated has been struck off the nursing register. Tanya Nasir's actions "put vulnerable patients at a real risk of significant harm, which could have had catastrophic consequences," the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) found. The former registered nurse, who was jailed for five years for fraud, was banned from the profession officially after her case went before a panel. Nasir, 45, was found guilty of nine charges including fraud and securing access to unauthorised computer material following a five-week trial at Cardiff Crown Court between June and July last year and was sentenced to five years in prisoning at hearing at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court in October. An NMC professional standards committee heard that the charges arose while Nasir was employed as a band seven ward manager registered nurse at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend where she was "entrusted as a senior nurse with the responsibility for newborn babies at the neonatal unit". Sign up for our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here. Nasir applied for roles that she was not qualified for by using faked documents "which put patients at a serious risk of harm", the committee was told. Nasir's actions were described as "calculated and premeditated" and it was said when it was revealed she had taken steps to further her deception by creating documents to try and cover it up. Article continues below When her attempted cover-ups failed she was reported her to the police by her employer. During her court case the jury was told that an investigation by the NHS Local Counter-Fraud Authority revealed Nasir's deception began in 2010 when she failed to disclose a conviction while studying at Buckinghamshire New University in breach of the university's fitness to practise policy. She subsequently fabricated a letter claiming to be from Hertfordshire Probation Service which said she was under no obligation to disclose her convictions. The letter convinced the university to allow her to continue her studies. Between 2013 and 2015 the defendant was employed as a staff nurse assistant at Hillingdon Hospital in London and went on to work at Spire Bushey Hospital in Watford before returning to Hillingdon. Following her appointment as a band seven ward manager at the Princess of Wales Hospital it was discovered that information provided by Nasir on her application form, and two applications for Hillingdon, were false. In total the court heard the defendant received more than £200,000 in wages at the two hospitals including just short of £95,000 at the Bridgend hospital. In her application she claimed she had qualified as a nurse and became registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council in 2010. But officers confirmed with the university that she did not qualify until 2014. You can read the details of her court case here. Nasir, who did not attend the NMC fitness to practise hearing on May 23 and was not represented and did not engage with the process despite being asked, had shown no evidence of insight or remorse for her actions, said NMC representative Naa-Adjeley Barnor. Ms Barnor told the panel that Nasir had "a longstanding history of acting dishonestly" which suggested "deep-seated and harmful attitudinal concerns which are not easily remediable". She said Nasir was highly likely to repeat the behaviour with "a significant risk of repetition in this case". In its written findings, now published online, the committee said: "Nasir was practising in a senior nursing position whilst managing a neonatal ward. However she was clearly unqualified and as such unable to practise safely. "The panel was satisfied that Ms Nasir put vulnerable patients at a real risk of significant harm, which could have had catastrophic consequences. "Beyond her own actions the panel was of the view that Ms Nasir's actions would have likely deprived someone who was qualified from obtaining the role. "It considered that Ms Nasir took steps to cover up the fraud when she realised it was being discovered. The panel was of the view that Ms Nasir's actions had been sophisticated and planned, which demonstrate deep-seated attitudinal issues. In light of this the panel was of the view that Ms Nasir's conduct was not easily remediable. "There is evidence of harmful deep-seated attitudinal issues and the panel is not satisfied that Ms Nasir has insight nor that she does not pose a significant risk of repeating her behaviour. The conduct, as highlighted by the facts found proved, was a significant departure from the standards expected of a registered nurse." The panel struck Nasir off after finding the following allegations proved. That: On July 16, 2024, at Cardiff Crown Court she was convicted of fraud, possession of articles for use in frauds, using a false instrument with intent, securing unauthorised access to computer material with intent, and using a false instrument with intent. The panel judged that as a result of this the former nurse's fitness to practise was impaired. Article continues below NMC rules mean the striking-off order cannot take effect until the end of a 28-day appeal period. The panel therefore made an interim suspension order which will be replaced by the substantive striking-off order to begin 28 days after Nasir is sent the decision of the hearing in writing.
