A former midwife has been suspended after failing to notice two patients haemorrhaging and preparing four times the correct dose of medicine for another patient.

Nadine Wilson was said to have failed her probation at both Hillingdon Hospital and Kingston Hospital.

Nadine Wilson was said to have failed her probation at both Hillingdon Hospital and Kingston Hospital (Credit: Google Maps)

A Nurse and Midwifery Council (NMC) misconduct panel ruled Ms Wilson's fitness to practice as a registered midwife was impaired due to a lack of competence.

Ms Wilson admitted all of the charges at the start of the hearing, which took place between September 9 and 18.

The panel found Ms Wilson failed to complete mandatory training in time while working as a midwife at Hillingdon Hospital in early 2019.

She was found to have prepared four times the correct amount of syntocinon for a patient, also known as synthetic oxytocin, which was spotted by a colleague when they checked the dose.

She also failed to correctly monitor the patient's blood sugars, observe her every hour, check her vital signs or monitor the fetus' heart rate.

Ms Wilson resigned from the hospital on 16 March.

The report said she was due to be told at a meeting on 19 March that she had failed her probation and was to be dismissed.

A labour ward manager at the hospital referred Ms Wilson to the NMC on 20 March.

The NMC proposed measures to address the concerns raised about her practice, which she accepted.

Ms Wilson began working as a midwife at Kingston Hospital in October 2022.

Further concerns about her conduct were raised by staff, who reported seven alleged incidents and eight near misses between 18 December 2022, and 19 February 2023.

The incidents found proved by the panel included Ms Wilson failing to escalate a patient being hypothermic, while she could not recognise the correct order of the labour procedure in another incident and did not provide a further patient with the correct information about which direction to push.

She did not recognise a post-partum haemorrhage in two further patients, delayed another patient receiving an epidural and failed to stimulate a baby after birth on three separate occasions.

Ms Wilson was dismissed from the hospital on 15 March after being told she had failed her probation.

Claire Stevenson, representing the NMC, told the hearing the 'lack of competence' shown by Ms Wilson was 'serious'.

Ms Stevenson said she 'practised in an unsafe manner' and that, despite her efforts, there remained a 'lack of competence'.

She added Ms Wilson's actions 'put patients at unwarranted risk of harm and caused actual harm' to one of the patients who suffered a post-partum haemorrhage she missed.

She argued there was a 'real risk of repetition' if she was allowed to practise unrestricted.

Dr Abbey Akinoshun, representing Ms Wilson, said she had made 'tremendous efforts' to improve by completing training courses. He added she had learned lessons and would not repeat her mistakes.

But the panel ruled Ms Wilson's fitness to practice was impaired due to a lack of competence.

The report said: "The panel found that patients were put at risk of serious harm by your lack of competence.

"The panel also determined that actual physical harm was caused to one patient… as a result of your lack of competence.

"Of particular importance for the panel was the level of harm posed to patients by the failures regarding syntocinon, which could have been fatal to mother and baby.

"The panel determined that your lack of competence brings the professions into disrepute."

It added: "The panel noted that at least two patients rejected care and colleagues expressed concern in working alongside you as they deemed it unsafe."

The panel found Ms Wilson could address the concerns raised, but she had not provided enough evidence to show she had improved enough to avoid repeating her mistakes.

 It suspended her for 12 months when the decision will be reviewed.

A spokesperson for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said: "We take pride in our high standards of practice at Kingston Hospital's maternity unit.

"This member of staff was employed by Kingston Hospital for a brief period, during which time she received extensive supervised support.

"The safety of those in our care is our priority. In line with our employment policies, she left our employment at Kingston Hospital in March 2023."

Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been contacted for comment.