AN AYR nurse was suspended for multiple incidents of misconduct, including dishonesty and giving care home patients the wrong drugs.

Registered nurse John Laurence Dixon had his suspension renewed for the misconduct after failing to engage with the nursing regulator at an online hearing for the misconduct this month.

Nursing and Midwifery Council papers state Dixon did not call the GP after concerns were raised to him by a resident’s family at Rozelle Holm Farm Care Home on September 24, 2014 and dispensed the wrong dose of Warfarin on December 27, 2015.

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At the same home he signed the MAR chart to say that vitamin B12 had been given to a resident when it had not on July 18, 2016 and on January 13, 2017 left medication unattended in a residents room.

Papers state he also administered Furosemide and/or Omeprazole and/or Ramipril to resident when it had already been given on March 18, 2017 and administered Bisoprolol instead of Mirtazapine to another on April 28, 2017.

Whilst working as a staff nurse at Heathfield House, he failed to check a resident’s blood sugar at around 7am or to record it on the night shift on November 11, 2018.

They also found Dixon failed to administer the same resident’s prescribed insulin at around 7am before recording that it had been administered when it had not.

They also left medication belonging to the same resident unattended in another resident’s room.

Dixon’s fitness to practice was found to be impaired with the suspension order renewed during the hearing – with the sixth-month order to come into effect at the end of November 12.

The NMC said in its ruling: “The panel was satisfied that Mr Dixon’s fitness to practise is currently impaired.

“The panel decided that it would be neither proportionate nor in the public interest to take no further action. It then considered the imposition of a caution order but again determined that, due to the seriousness of the case and the public protection issues identified, an order that does not restrict Mr Dixon’s practice would not be appropriate in the circumstances.

“The panel noted that Mr Dixon has not engaged with the NMC since the imposition of the conditions of practice order on July 12, 2019.

“Other than in early responses, Mr Dixon has not shown remorse for his misconduct, nor has he demonstrated any further insight into his previous failings, nor any remediation of his previous failings. The panel was of the view that the ongoing risk to the public therefore remains.”