- EXCLUSIVE: Carol Eaton-Davies also accessed medical records 2,100 times
A nurse issued more than 1,800 prescriptions of high-risk drugs such as codeine and diazepam for herself and seven family members for more than 18 years – then quit her job when she was found out.
Carol Eaton-Davies had been working at Meddygfa Penygroes Surgery in Llanelli for 30 years when it was discovered she had been issuing drugs including addictive painkillers that, watchdogs say, could have left people with dependency problems.
It was only when an internal audit was carried out in October 2020 that the Carmarthenshire nurse – who was not qualified to prescribe drugs – was revealed to have been issuing prescriptions for seven relatives since 2002.
She had also been accessing medical records for the same seven relatives, plus another, over the course of 18 years, breaching confidentiality rules.
An internal investigation meeting was called on October 12 and Mrs Eaton-Davies promptly quit her job, which she had held since January 8 1990 – ending a 30-year career at the medical practice in disgrace.
