A nurse was caught stealing boxes of medication from a hospital on her day off. Connie Campbell, 26, was snared by colleagues at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on June 12 2024.
The 26 year-old put on her NHS uniform and went into a treatment room which stored medication. Campbell, of Johnstone, Renfrewshire, lied that she was there for a patient.She went on to hide in a toilet, changed into her normal clothes before she was caught with 20-30 boxes in her handbag.
Campbell pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to a single charge of theft.The court heard that Campbell - described as a 'bank nurse' who takes temporary shifts - was seen on ward 9c which stores medication.Prosecutor Metja Bowes said: "Campbell was looking through the cupboards.
A witness did not recognise her but saw that she was in NHS uniform."Campbell was asked if she needed any help as it appeared questionable why she was there.
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