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Lewisham midwife struck off for inhaling gas in empty labour rooms
A LEWISHAM midwife has been struck off after she was caught inhaling “gas and air” in empty hospital labour rooms while working.
Olanike Toye took Entonox, a 50/50 mix of nitrous oxide – also known as “laughing gas” – and oxygen, at University Hospital Lewisham in 2022, a disciplinary panel found.
The panel also concluded that she inhaled the drug, which is used for pain relief during childbirth, during a shift at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in 2023.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel issued a strike off order against Toye at a fitness to practice hearing earlier this week.
Nina Dunn, solicitor for the NMC, said: “The panel has determined by their findings of fact that Miss Toye knowingly and intentionally used Entonox while on duty on two occasions at two separate hospitals over six months.
PICTURED: Toye took Entonox in an empty labour room at University Hospital Lewisham, the panel found
“She selected empty rooms ensuring the door was closed behind her to conceal her dishonest behaviour.
“Her behaviour on the 28th of September 2022 and the 18th February 2023 demonstrated she was under the influence of Entonox.
“She also attempted to use Entonox on (another) occasion. She knew it was wrong to take the Entonox, which belonged to each hospital and was for the use of patients only.”
A witness told the panel that Toye had apologised after she was caught inhaling Entonox in University Hospital Lewisham on September 28, 2022.
PICTURED: Toye also took Entonox at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, the panel concluded (Credit: Google Street View)
However, the midwife denied she ever used the drug throughout the NMC proceedings.
Between 2023 and this week, she continued to work as a community midwife for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
During this period she had to abide by strict interim conditions set by the NMC.
Jon Trussler, representing Toye, called for her to be allowed to continue working under these conditions after the panel found her behaviour amounted to misconduct and impaired her fitness to practice.
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He argued that she had been working for three years since the reported incidents and had not faced any further allegations.
However, the NMC panel decided that a strike off order was the “only decision it could make in this case”.
A Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust spokesman said: “This matter was managed in accordance with professional and regulatory guidance.
“At the time in question, the midwife remained on the professional register and was permitted to continue working subject to specific conditions, all of which were appropriately followed and subject to regular NMC review.
“As this midwife is no longer on the NMC register, her employment with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has ceased.”
