A NURSE has been struck off the register and banned from practicing after being caught on CCTV stealing painkillers.
Evelyn Dzavakwa, a registered nurse used stolen prescriptions to obtain Co-codamol, Prednisolone and Naproxen for her own personal use
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Background
The charge arose while Ms Dzavakwa was employed by Nuffield Health Cambridge from 1
February 2002 until 15 February 2021. On 5 February 2021, Ms Dzavakwa was referred to
the NMC by the Matron at Nuffield Health Cambridge.
In June 2020, Ms Dzavakwa was working as a recovery nurse in Adult Surgical when
Nuffield Health Cambridge reported missing private prescriptions and fraudulent
prescriptions being presented to local pharmacies. A police investigation was conducted,
and Close Circuit Television (CCTV) footage identified Ms Dzavakwa. She was then
interviewed by the police in January 2021, and she admitted using the stolen prescriptions
to obtain Co-codamol, Prednisolone and Naproxen for her own personal use. The thefts
appear to have taken place over a period of some months between 30 September 2019
and May 2020. Eighteen fictitious prescriptions were identified and for each one Ms
Dzavakwa created, she would have had to have used one of the prescriptions from the
pad she had taken and written details of the drug, the prescriber, and the patient.
Nuffield Health Cambridge commenced disciplinary action, but Ms Dzwakwa resigned and
expressed her intention to retire from the nursing profession. On 11 February 2021, Ms
Dzavakwa received a police conditional caution for two offences – theft by employee and
fraud by false representation.
Nursing and Midwifery Council ordered a Striking-off order.
