An experienced nurse has been struck off after she gave a pregnant woman medicine she was allergic to and ordered her to 'just take it'.
Christine Speake, an NHS worker of almost 40 years, was brought before a tribunal after an investigation found the 11-week pregnant patient and her unborn child could have died.
The woman - named only as 'Patient A' - went into Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospital, Shrops, as she was suffering from hyperemesis, which is severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
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 Patient A then had a 'violent reaction' as she broke out into a rash and started vomiting, which 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'.
