Clinical nurse manager loses unfair dismissal case over medication theft

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An unnamed clinical nurse manager lost her unfair dismissal case at the Workplace Relations Commission, reported on 28 May 2023; the commission upheld her dismissal over admitted medication theft and forged prescriptions.

She admitted taking prescribed medication intended for patients and using patient data with a forged consultant’s signature to obtain controlled medication. The adjudicator found her conduct amounted to gross misconduct.

She cited addiction treatment and proposed safeguards for a return to work, including redeployment away from prescribed drugs and random testing. The adjudicator found dismissal reasonable after considering those mitigating factors.