A nurse has been put on probation for making mistakes with medication and lacking medical knowledge while working at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University Hospital Lewisham.

Shazeda Begum will be barred from administering medicine without supervision until she is signed off as competent.

Ms Begum registered as an adult nurse in 2010 and was employed by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust when the 19 incidents took place between June 2012 and May 2014.

These included not understanding why she was administering particular medications, failing to familiarise herself with drug charts and not checking a patient’s identity before giving them medication.

Following a hearing from July 18 to 20, a panel found that her skills, knowledge and judgement in practice fell well below the standards required of a registered nurse.

She was handed an interim conditions of practice order, which imposes nine conditions for the next 18 months.

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The conditions include completing an accredited course in administering medication within three months and being supervised while administering meds.

Mrs Justice Cox said: “Given the repetitive nature of the charges, and the number of failings over a significant period of time, the panel was of the view that this period would give you the opportunity to secure a nursing position and develop your skills and knowledge to a level which is expected of a Registered Nurse, and also a level where you feel comfortable and confident in your role.”

The panel cited the lack of evidence that any patient suffered actual harm and Ms Begum’s willingness to learn and improve as positive factors.

Ms Begum was a band 5 nurse on the Ash and Mulberry wards at Lewisham Hospital.

She also worked at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.