A UK Zimbabwean nurse at a Doncaster care home who was found with his own ‘farm’-plantation of the Mbanje-Cannabis drug at his house, has been struck off the nursing register and will no longer be able to work in the industry again.
Rodney Gwamba, a Zimbabwean man based in Doncaster was found guilty of conduct which negatively-affects his ability to work by the Nursing and Midwivery council. The Zimbabwean Adult Nurse, has finally lost his licence to practice after it was found to be true that he received a caution from the police for growing the illegal drug at his residence.
NMC proceeding documents state that Gwamba was found guilty of cannabis, a Class C controlled drug; contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971″.
Gwamba’s fall from grace began after he reportedly verbally abused a woman at the Old Rectory Nursing Home where he was working, over a love bite he had noticed on her neck. The small court heard that Gwamba used the worrds:
(a) “You slag” or words to that effect;
(b) “How slaggish is that?” or words to that effect;
The tribunal heard that Gwamba initially pretended he did not know what the word he had used meant and had to be told it was highly insulting in South Yorkshire.

Following investigations and a probe, Gwamba’s bosses then discovered that the nurse had earlier been given a police caution for running the drugs farm and allegedly stealing electricity to power it at his house. Allegations state that he had tampered with the electricity metre to his house in this endeavour.
The nurse also failed to give five patients their drugs while stating he had administered the drugs in records, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard.
Charges against Gwamba apart from the cannabis and the electricity theft charge, are detailed below:
Failed to administer medication
Gwamba was charged for failing to administer medication and falsely recording that he had adminstered it.
On 20th April 2009, failed to administer 200mg Trimethoprim to Resident A at 8pm;
(b) With regard to (a) above, incorrectly signed Resident A’s MAR chart to indicate that the medication had been given;  
Additional charges against Gwamba are: Using inappropriate language at work. The writ also stated that he:
Failed to perform safety checks
Gwamba was also charged for allegedly failing to perform safety checks
6. (a) Failed to check the Emergency Resuscitation Equipment on the following night shifts:
(i) 19th to 20th April 2009;
(ii) 20th to 21st April 2009;
(iii) 21st to 22nd April 2009;
(b) Indicated on the Daily Checks document that you had undertaken the checks referred to above;
(ZimEye)