The man started working at a first hospital in 2016. A year later, the hospital dismissed him for stealing painkillers for his own use. The man acknowledged what he had done and went to an addiction clinic, which is why the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate took no further action against him. He got a job at another hospital, but didn’t say anything about his addiction, even though the inspectorate had advised him to do so. The man also made a mistake at that hospital and in 2019 he was also sent away from there.
The use of the painkillers created the chance that the nurse would make mistakes. It makes no difference whether individual patients have actually been at risk or have suffered damage, the disciplinary court ruled.
The nurse has already had herself removed from the so-called BIG register, the overview of recognized healthcare employees. As a result, he is currently unable to work in healthcare, but the decision of the disciplinary committee means that he can never come back anyway.
