# Drug addicted nurse, 39, faces being struck off after snorting cocaine while on duty on a hospital ward

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/drug-addicted-nurse-39-faces-being-struck-off-after-snorting-cocaine-while-on-duty-on-a-hospital-ward/
- Published: 2026-11-01T19:12:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T19:25:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16256875/Drug-addicted-nurse-snorting-cocaine-hospital.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Nurse admitted using and dealing cocaine while working at a hospital.
- She received a curfew, supervision and unpaid community service.
- A professional misconduct hearing could bar her from nursing.

## Summary

A mental health nurse who used cocaine while on duty and dealt the drug at St John’s Hospital in Livingston faces a Nursing and Midwifery Council misconduct hearing, which could result in her being struck off. Emma Sim, 39, admitted the offences and told the court she felt embarrassed and disgusted by her behaviour.

The court heard that Sim dealt cocaine for a year between 2023 and 2024 and snorted an unknown quantity in February 2024. She was given a 120-day curfew with electronic monitoring, an 18-month supervision order and 210 hours of unpaid community service, and must meet substance abuse services. The court said the offences met the threshold for prison but imposed no custodial sentence; the NMC has yet to decide whether she can continue nursing.

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