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Essex nurse struck off over patient's cash and bank card

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 11 Nov, 15:44 · Archive

An Essex nurse has been struck off after dishonestly keeping a patient's £100 cash and bank card.

Caroline Elizabeth Harding, a registered mental health nurse working in Colchester, has been struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council after an October 29 review hearing. The panel found that on or around March 24 2022, Harding retained £100 in cash belonging to a patient and also kept the patient's bank card rather than handing them immediately to the Finance Office.

The panel concluded that Harding's conduct was dishonest because she intended to keep the cash and bank card for her own personal use. The NMC said the misconduct was "attitudinal in nature" and had potential for direct impact on patients and trust within the profession. Harding had previously been given a nine-month suspension order for these actions, which was due to end in December.

At the October 29 hearing, Harding told the panel that she "deeply regrets" her actions and would undo them "if she could reverse time". She said she was ashamed, noting that she had worked in care for 25 years and as a qualified nurse for 12 years. However, Harding continued to deny that her actions were dishonest, maintaining her assertion of innocence despite the panel's findings.

Essex nurse struck off over patient's cash and bank card
Image: Echo (Basildon)

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