A 'dishonest' midwife has been struck off after ordering a pregnant woman to take medication which she was allergic to.
NHS worker of almost 40 years, Christine Speake, was brought before a tribunal after an investigation found the 11-week pregnant patient and her unborn child could have died, WalesOnline report.
The woman - named only as 'Patient A' - went into Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital, Shropshire, as she was suffering from hyperemesis, which is severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
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After being prescribed Buscopan by a junior doctor, Speake administered the medication to Patient A - despite her allergy to it being detailed on her medical records.
When the expectant mother questioned what she was being given, the midwife since 1985 snapped "just take it".
The panel heard the pregnant woman suffered a 'violent reaction' to the medication, where she broke out into a rash and started vomiting. The tribunal heard it could have been 'fatal'.
But Speake, who realised her mistake, then failed to tell her colleagues in a bid to 'cover up' what she had done and later resigned, the Nursing and Midwifery Council tribunal heard.
The panel heard: "The potential consequences of this error could have been death to both the patient and her unborn baby.
"If a patient has an anaphylactic reaction to a drug, it can have fatal consequences.”
Speake was struck off after the tribunal found she had 'limited insight', 'no remorse' and was 'dishonest'.
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