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Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Pakistani trained nurse struck off for mis-conduct Bookmark and Share

I know that Hugh has grave concerns about Muslim doctors. I must speak as I find and say that I have received excellent care from Muslim doctors (and Hindu and Jewish and Christian and secular doctors) although that does not stop me being aware that Hugh's concerns are valid. I have never knowingly been treated by a Muslim nurse but anecdotally a friend who worked with a Muslim nurse in an elderly persons centre found that she was always amongst the missing when any mess needed to be cleaned. Further she was very particular at leaving promptly for lunch and at the end of each session, as she had to return home to cook her husband's meals. Two isolated cases of Muslim nurses obeying the injunction to avoid substances that are considered"najis" is insufficient to draw an accurate conclusion. However this man has been struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council  for misconduct.
From The Manchester Evening News.
A NURSE who left a cancer patient covered in sick during the last few hours of his life has been kicked out of the profession.
Muhammed Shakeel, 32, failed to provide basic care to patients during an 11-month stint on the Critical Care Unit at The Christie hospital in 2005.
The nurse was struck off the nursing register after the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) found him guilty of misconduct.
NMC chair Anna Robinson said: "The nurse left one of his patients in vomit for two to three hours. We heard that the patient was at the end of his life and his wife was extremely upset by this.
"The nurse was asked at least twice to clean up the patient, but did not do so. This behaviour is totally unacceptable in a nurse.We have heard no evidence of any regret or apology.
"The misconduct was a serious departure from the relevant standards set out in the code of practice. We are sure that there is a continuing risk to patients if he continued to practise. Public confidence in the NMC would be undermined if he was not removed from the register."
A spokeswoman for The Christie said: "Mohammed Shakeel qualified with a nursing diploma in Pakistan and was recruited to the High Dependency Unit with appropriate references in January 2005.
"Shortly after induction it became apparent that there were serious concerns regarding his practice and that he was not performing to a standard expected of a qualified nurse.
"He received intensive training, mentorship and considerable supervision by senior nursing staff, yet he failed to make any improvement. His progress was closely monitored under the trust's capability policy and further measures were put into place to address the significant shortfalls in his practice.
"Despite these attempts Mohammed Shakeel made no progress and was dismissed from the trust within a year of recruitment. Following his dismissal his case was referred by the trust to the NMC."

Posted on 03/31/2009 3:16 AM by Esmerelda Weatherwax
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31 Mar 2009
Send an emailMary Jackson

He received intensive training, mentorship and considerable supervision by senior nursing staff, yet he failed to make any improvement.

Suggests it was "won't" rather than "can't".




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