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Fox News
a day ago
- Fox News
Pennsylvania woman allegedly used 10 different aliases to pose as nurse across multiple facilities
A 39-year-old woman is accused of using fraudulent documents and at least 10 different aliases to land nursing jobs across Pennsylvania. Shannon Nicole Womack, 39, has been charged with crimes including forgery, identity theft, procurement fraud, unlawful use of a computer, theft by unlawful taking, and endangering the welfare of care, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. Womack allegedly used different aliases to pose as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse and registered nurse supervisor at nursing facilities and rehabilitation centers. Investigators say she secured the jobs through staffing agencies by submitting fraudulently signed documents. She also created a fake limited liability company (LLC), according to a news release from Pennsylvania State Police. In April, state troopers conducted a traffic stop of a Mercedes-Benz vehicle in western Pennsylvania. Womack, the driver, provided the troopers with false identification, and an investigation revealed that around 20 different aliases and seven different social security numbers were associated with her. Investigators believe Womack began this pattern of fraud in 2020 and continued it across other states in the eastern part of the U.S., according to a separate news release from Pennsylvania State Police. While a motive is not yet clear, the criminal complaint outlined that Womack had also stolen medication from several healthcare facilities. "This case is particularly notable as it spans multiple states along the East Coast, suggesting a broader scope than initially anticipated," a spokesperson for Pennsylvania State Police told Fox News Digital in an email. "As court proceedings unfold, we may gain further insight into the underlying motive. However, the complaint already outlines a pattern of medication theft from several healthcare facilities." The spokesperson added, "What stands out is not only the financial aspect, including payment for services, but also the involvement of high-value pharmaceuticals, which currently appears to be a significant link in the investigation." Pennsylvania State Police — along with the Department of Health, Department of State, and multiple district attorneys and states — are asking healthcare providers across Pennsylvania to review their employment records to assist in their ongoing investigation. The aliases Womack used across different areas of Pennsylvania include: Shannon Nicole Parham, Shannon Nicole Abiola, Shannon Nicole Armstrong, Shannon Abiola-Parham, Shannon Nicole Grimes, Shannon Nicole Womack, Shannon Nicole Lawson, Shannon Nicole Lethco, Shannon Nicole Robinson and Shannon Lee Lawson.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Health
- Yahoo
SHA to spend $6.5M on 77 new health-care positions across rural and remote Sask. communities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the provincial government have announced 77 new and enhanced permanent full-time health-care positions across 30 rural and remote communities in the province. New positions include a wide range of clinical roles such as licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, combined lab and x-ray technicians, medical radiation technologists and phlebotomists, SHA said in a news release Wednesday. They will be added to communities including Kindersley, Kipling, La Ronge, Leader, Maple Creek, Melville, Moose Jaw, Nipawin, North Battleford, Outlook, Porcupine Plain, Prince Albert, Redvers, Rosetown, Shaunavon, Shellbrook, Unity, Wadena and Weyburn, the release said. SHA said some of the jobs are new permanent full-time positions, while others are part-time positions being converted to permanent full-time. It said the move will reduce reliance on contract staff and allow for more consistent coverage of emergency departments. In total, $6.2 million will be put toward the positions. The money comes from recent changes to SHA's out-of-scope administrative leadership that reduced 26 senior positions and other corporate, management and support roles, according to the release. Some of these new positions will be eligible for the Saskatchewan Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive (RRRI), which provides up to $50,000 over three years, the SHA said. The announcement stems from the province's Health Human Resources Action Plan, launched in 2022 to recruit, train, incentivize and retain-health care workers in Saskatchewan, SHA said. SHA said it has already put $4.2 million toward the creation of 27 new and 20 enhanced clinical manager positions across 45 rural and northern communities.
CBC
a day ago
- Health
- CBC
SHA to spend $6.5M on 77 new health-care positions across rural and remote Sask. communities
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the provincial government have announced 77 new and enhanced permanent full-time health-care positions across 30 rural and remote communities in the province. New positions include a wide range of clinical roles such as licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, combined lab and x-ray technicians, medical radiation technologists and phlebotomists, SHA said in a news release Wednesday. They will be added to communities including Kindersley, Kipling, La Ronge, Leader, Maple Creek, Melville, Moose Jaw, Nipawin, North Battleford, Outlook, Porcupine Plain, Prince Albert, Redvers, Rosetown, Shaunavon, Shellbrook, Unity, Wadena and Weyburn, the release said. SHA said some of the jobs are new permanent full-time positions, while others are part-time positions being converted to permanent full-time. It said the move will reduce reliance on contract staff and allow for more consistent coverage of emergency departments. In total, $6.2 million will be put toward the positions. The money comes from recent changes to SHA's out-of-scope administrative leadership that reduced 26 senior positions and other corporate, management and support roles, according to the release. Some of these new positions will be eligible for the Saskatchewan Rural and Remote Recruitment Incentive (RRRI), which provides up to $50,000 over three years, the SHA said. The announcement stems from the province's Health Human Resources Action Plan, launched in 2022 to recruit, train, incentivize and retain-health care workers in Saskatchewan, SHA said. SHA said it has already put $4.2 million toward the creation of 27 new and 20 enhanced clinical manager positions across 45 rural and northern communities.
BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Nurse from Blackpool sacked for refusing to wear face mask
A nurse was sacked for not wearing a face mask while visiting elderly and vulnerable patients in their homes during the coronavirus pandemic, a disciplinary hearing was Louise Bennett, who specialised in end-of-life care, said she would not wear a covering "until someone can prove Covid exists" and also said she was medically exempt, a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) fitness to practise panel Bennett, who was sacked by Blackpool Victoria Hospital in 2023, was sanctioned by the committee last week but not barred from received a nine-month conditions of practice order, with seven conditions, including undergoing recognised infection control training. The committee's report said she had not worked as a nurse since her Bennett admitted that she should have held a meeting with her line manager to explain her self-exemption, which she obtained privately through a also said: "At no stage was I trying to cause any trouble... I understand that the trust is continuously doing what they can to ensure the public feel safe and secure." 'Vulnerable patients' The nurse worked had worked for the Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 2019 and was a district nurse, whose role included end-of-life palliative care, injections, wound care and catheter hearing was told she visited 56 patients between 14 February and 21 March 2022, 52 of whom were aged over 75 and were extremely clinically vulnerable due to their health conditions. It noted: "During the local informal investigation meeting... on 28 March 2022, Miss Bennett confirmed that she refused to wear a mask unless 'someone can prove covid [sic] exists' or 'if its [sic] law, not guidance'. "She claimed to be medically exempt from wearing PPE but refused to provide a medical exemption letter from her GP." The nurse admitted to the NMC panel that on one or more occasions between 14 February 2022 and 21 March 2022 she did not wear a face mask when visiting patients, and also did not provide a a medical exemption letter or "in a timely manner".The disciplinary panel found her fitness to practise was "impaired" by her misconduct, although it also said: "The panel was of the view that it was in the public interest that, with appropriate safeguards, Miss Bennett should be able to return to practise as a nurse."A panel review hearing will assess how well Ms Bennett has complied with the order before it may revoke the order, confirm or vary it, or replace it with another one. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
Dorset nurse who lied about care instructions struck off
A community nurse who lied after she completed a patient visit alone when she was told to do it with another colleague has been struck Gould, who worked in Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, was told by a manager in a patient's clinical notes that two colleagues should carry out the person's collar care in July she said she did not check those notes, completed the visit herself and accepted she had doctored the document that said she must visit with another nurse.A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel said her "premeditated and systematic deception" was "fundamentally incompatible" with staying on its register. Ms Gould's supervisor initially worried they had made a "serious mistake" by failing to tell her in the notes that the collar care should have been done by two Ms Gould covered up those details in pictures of the notes that she sent to her panel found had Ms Gould sent the original document as it was written, her failure to carry out the visit with another colleague "would have been immediately obvious".Though it found she caused no harm to the patient, it said her actions were a "significant departure" from the standards expected. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
