An NHS nurse, Laura Colbeck, was removed from the professional register after lying to secure time off work. She falsely claimed she was pregnant for two months, citing morning sickness as the reason for absence. She later pretended her father had died to obtain compassionate leave. Her deception was uncovered after she was seen in public with the father she had claimed was deceased. She alleged a coworker had made up the sighting to cause additional heartbreak, but an investigation confirmed the lies. After dismissal from her NHS role, the Nursing and Midwifery Council removed her from the register, stating the conduct was incompatible with remaining in the profession.
"An NHS nurse has been struck off the professional register after faking a pregnancy and the death of her own father to secure time off work. A tribunal heard that Laura Colbeck told the highly emotive lies purely to avoid her duties. The nurse falsely claimed to be pregnant for two months, citing morning sickness as a reason for absence, and later pretended her father had passed away to obtain compassionate leave."
"Her deception unravelled when she was spotted in public with the father she claimed was deceased. Despite her claim that a co-worker had made up the sighting in an attempt to cause more heartbreak, an investigation confirmed her lies. Following her dismissal from her NHS position, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has now removed Ms Coulbeck from the register, saying that her lies were incompatible with her remaining in the profession."
"Laura Colbeck told her ward manager that her father had unexpectedly died, then went on leave for two weeks (PA) Ms Coulbeck worked for the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust when in September 2021, she called her ward manage"
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