Nurse gave patient records to partner, says
GoogleA children's nurse has been struck off the professional after sharing confidential information about a patient with her partner.
A fitness to practise concluded that Zoe Jane Bradford, who worked at Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire, disclosed the patient records.
Ms Bradford itted accessing clinical records on three occasions and the found she made a fourth breach.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council committee said allowing her to continue practising would "not protect the public and would undermine public confidence in the profession".
In February 2021, the was told that Northamptonshire Police ed the NHS hospital trust about a potential breach of confidentiality by a member of staff.
The force had already arrested Ms Bradford's partner, known as Mr B during the hearing, and had found images of medical records belonging to the patient.
The patient was the victim of an assault, that had happened after Ms Bradford accessed the clinical records - the said.
Ms Bradford itted that Mr B told her the patient had been a lodger in his parents' house and had assaulted his father and held a knife to his mother's throat.
She accepted she accessed the patient's records on three occasions in January 2021 but denied a fourth breach of confidentiality in December 2020.
The , sitting from 6 to 14 May, found the fourth breach was proved.
NMC HandoutMs Bradford said Mr B asked her to look at the records, but denied sharing them with him.
She could not explain how the records got on to his phone.
Alex Radley, representing the Nursing and Midwifery Council, told the court there was more than "just a risk" of harm to the patient, because he had in fact been assaulted after the breaches.
'Positive changes'
The accepted that Ms Bradford did not know why Mr B wanted the records, but she had abused her position of trust as a nurse and her misconduct could "seriously undermine trust in the nursing profession".
She had, however, apologised and "demonstrated real remorse for her actions".
The noted she had since split from her partner and had "worked hard to make positive personal and professional changes".
The ordered her to be struck off the nursing . She has 28 days to appeal, but an interim order is in place to stop her practising during that time.
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