Sarah Downie

As a registered Biomedical Scientist (BS73377):  

1. On 22 January 2020, you incorrectly mixed six samples and produced erroneous results. 

2. Between 09 August 2020 and 10 August 2020, for Service User A, you did not correctly manage a request for blood in that;

a. On 10 August 2020, you left the blood unit available for transfusion despite its expiration;

b. You did not record the expiry date of the blood unit on the handover sheet for your colleagues. 

3. On 24 November 2020, you issued the incorrect split of platelets for Service User B in that;

a. You selected the wrong split of platelets via LabCentre;

b. You did not check the bag and tag label to ensure the correct split had been selected. 

4. On 22 April 2021, you did not send antenatal patient, Service User C’s, sample to Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for an anti-e antibody titre. 

5. The matters set out in Particulars 1 – 4 above constitute lack of competence. 

6. By reason of the matters set out above, your fitness to practise is impaired by reason lack of competence