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Anju Khan, a licensed practical nurse, was suspended for seven days after accessing a patient's medical records without authorization, the sixth such case in B.C. corrections since August.
A licensed practical nurse employed in British Columbia's correctional system has been suspended for seven days after admitting to accessing the medical records of a person not in her care. Anju Khan consented to a discipline order issued by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) on Sept. 21. The order was published on the college's website on Friday. This is the sixth time in two months that a nurse in the provincial correctional system has been suspended for similar unauthorized access to medical records.
Details of the Discipline Order
According to the BCCNM notice, Khan admitted to having accessed the medical records of a person not in her care on one occasion. She consented to a seven-day suspension of her licence. The online directory lists her employer as Surrey pre-trial, and her suspension will be served Oct. 9 through 15.
The investigation committee stated that the privacy of medical records is core to the trust that clients must place in nurses. Privacy breaches violate that trust and can be assumed to harm both the nurse-client relationship and the sense of safety for anyone whose privacy was breached. The committee added that the ability of nurses to only access medical records for work-related purposes is core to the integrity of the nursing profession.
Pattern of Unauthorized Access in B.C. Corrections
Since August, five other nurses working in the provincial correctional system have been suspended for the same misconduct. Their suspensions ranged from seven to 14 days. Four of those nurses are employed by the Fraser Regional Correctional Centre, while the fifth works for Correctional Health Services.
All six nurses, including Khan, committed their misconduct in April or May 2025 and agreed to discipline orders against them in May or June of this year. The BCCNM has not provided additional context on the underlying conduct. B.C. Corrections referred questions about whether the nurses acted together or independently to the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).
Regulatory and Employer Responses
The Provincial Health Services Authority declined to provide additional context when asked about the first three cases early last month. In a statement at the time, the agency said that as a public health organization, it appreciates the critical importance of protecting patient privacy and works diligently to reinforce this duty to staff while ensuring safeguards are robust and effective. It added that accessing patient records without authorization or clinical need is inappropriate and unacceptable, and that as soon as it becomes aware of any privacy breach, it works in co-operation with the appropriate regulatory body to report the breach and assist investigators as needed.
The BCCNM also declined to elaborate on the underlying conduct when asked about the first three cases. The college's website provides limited information, and no further details have been released about the circumstances surrounding the breaches.
The suspensions highlight ongoing concerns about patient privacy within the correctional health-care system. The BCCNM emphasizes that such breaches can harm the nurse-client relationship and undermine the trust that clients place in nurses. As the regulatory body continues to address these cases, the focus remains on maintaining the integrity of the nursing profession and protecting patient confidentiality.
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