Olanike Toye was caught inhaling Entonox – the gas-and-oxygen mix used for childbirth pain relief – not once, but twice at Lewisham Hospital in September 2022.
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Then, just months later, in February 2023, she was caught red-handed doing the same thing twice more at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital while on duty.
Misconduct Panel Boots Midwife Off Medical Register
Last Wednesday (January 28), a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel ruled Toye’s actions amounted to serious misconduct and erased her from the medical register. She denies ever misusing Entonox.
Colleagues Walk In on Dizzy Nurse Twice at Lewisham
The panel heard how on September 15, 2022, a colleague found Toye alone on the labour ward, inhaling Entonox through a mouthpiece. She looked startled and dropped the tube when caught.
