A MENTAL health nurse who allowed a patient to administer her own medication with a syringe driver has been struck off. 

Cheryl Ann Jessop, who worked for Lister House Ltd, Manningham, was initially given a six-month suspension order in December last year. 

This was reviewed in May this year and extended for a further six months, but has now been replaced with a striking-off order. This will come into force in January. 

A number of charges were found proved at last year’s misconduct hearing, including that whilst employed by Lister House Ltd, the nurse allowed a patient to administer her own medication via syringe driver; placed a new delivery of methadone straight into the medication trolley and did not complete the controlled drug book.

Other charges covered her time working at Moorview Care Home, Halifax, where on three occasions she failed to administer medication, but signed a chart to confirm/indicate it had been given.

On another occasion, she lost four keys to medication cupboards and while working at Pellon Manor Care Home in Halifax did not ‘escalate’ her inability to administer an injection to a patient.

A report from the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing said: “The panel noted that the last reviewing panel had no information before it to suggest that Mrs Jessop had demonstrated sufficient remorse or insight. 

“This panel had no new information before it to make a different finding. In its consideration of whether Mrs Jessop has remedied her practice, the panel took into account that the last reviewing panel had no information before it with regard to any steps Mrs Jessop may have taken to remediate her practice.”

It said that in light of a lack of information and her “lack of engagement” there would remain a risk of harm to the public if she was allowed to work as a nurse without restriction.

The report added that Mrs Jessop had not engaged with proceedings; had not followed the last reviewing panel’s recommendations and there was no knowledge of her current circumstances.

The panel said the issues “included repeated failings across more than one employer in aspects of fundamental nursing care over a sustained period of time”.

Mrs Jessop had not indicated any desire to return as a practising nurse and the panel determined a further suspension period would not serve any purpose. 

The only adequate sanction was a striking-off order, the panel members concluded.