- A prison nurse, Keira Burton, was jailed for 20 months and struck off after admitting she smuggled cannabis, spice, ketamine, phones and SIM cards into HMP Preston.
- The NMC found her actions put vulnerable inmate-patients at "unwarranted risk" and brought the profession into disrepute; she accepted responsibility and agreed to removal from the register.
- Burton — registered since 2013 with no prior complaints, she says — says she has a new career now, but has 28 days to appeal.
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