A nurse from Rickmansworth who lied about her qualifications has been banned from the profession.
Tanya Nasir, 45, provided false information related to her qualifications, employment, and training history. At the time the charges arose, she was working as a senior nurse with the responsibility for newborn babies in the neonatal unit at Princess of Wales Hospital in Wales.
Following a trial at Cardiff Crown Court last year, Nasir was found guilty of nine charges, including fraud, using a false instrument with intent, possession of articles for use in fraud, and securing unauthorised access to computer material with intent. She was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment.
Three of the four universities Nasir claimed to have obtained qualifications from confirmed she had never attended, and the fourth confirmed she did attend but was not awarded one of the qualifications stated on her application.
Many previous employers disclosed that Nasir either had not been employed in the role she claimed to or had never been employed by them.
A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NWC) Fitness to Practise Committee hearing on Friday, May 25, found that Nasir “applied for roles she was not qualified for using fraudulent documents, which put patients at a serious risk of harm”.
In the committee report, Ms Barnor, on behalf of NWC, said: “Ms Nasir has not provided any evidence to express remorse or demonstrate insight into the seriousness of her actions, nor has she addressed her actions, which led to the convictions.”
The panel decided that the appropriate sanction was a striking-off order. An interim suspension order has been put in place for 18 months, during which an appeal can be submitted.
If no appeal is made, the interim suspension order will be replaced by the striking-off order.
Photo: Dyfed-Powys Police
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