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Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'not dishonest', hearing told Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey 'not dishonest', hearing told
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A Scots nurse who survived Ebola may not face charges of dishonesty at a misconduct hearing, it has emerged. A Scots nurse who survived Ebola will not face charges of dishonesty at a misconduct hearing.
Pauline Cafferkey, 40, was infected while working in Sierra Leone in 2014.Pauline Cafferkey, 40, was infected while working in Sierra Leone in 2014.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) had alleged Ms Cafferkey allowed a wrong temperature to be recorded when she returned to Heathrow and she left a screening area without flagging it up. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is alleging that Ms Cafferkey allowed a wrong temperature to be recorded when she returned to Heathrow and she left a screening area without flagging it up.
But it said she had no case to answer over dishonesty and her judgement may have been impaired due to illness. But it said she had no case to answer over dishonesty and her judgement had been impaired due to illness.
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The panel at the conduct and competence committee is yet to decide whether to accept the NMC's move to have the dishonesty allegation dropped. The panel at the conduct and competence committee agreed to drop charges about "dishonesty" after the NMC agreed that medical evidence clearly showed Ms Cafferkey's decision-making was impaired due to illness on her return from Sierra Leone.
This means that the NMC will now make submission on two charges relating to Ms Cafferkey on her return to the UK on 28 December 2014.
The first alleges that while in a Public Health England screening area, inside Terminal 4 at Heathrow, she allowed an incorrect temperature to be recorded on her screening form.
The second charge alleges that she left the screening area without reporting her true temperature to medics.
During Tuesday's morning session, the panel heard that the screening area at Heathrow airport was "busy, disorganised and even chaotic" when Ms Cafferkey and other medics arrived back from Sierra Leone.During Tuesday's morning session, the panel heard that the screening area at Heathrow airport was "busy, disorganised and even chaotic" when Ms Cafferkey and other medics arrived back from Sierra Leone.
The agreed facts in the case, as presented to the panel, show that the nurse's temperature was recorded twice by a doctor at Heathrow, in the presence of "registrant A", at more than 38C. The agreed facts in the case, as presented to the panel, show that the nurse's temperature was recorded twice by a doctor at Heathrow at more than 38C. This was in the presence of another person referred to as "registrant A".
The doctor claims that "registrant A stated at this point that she would record the temperature as 37.2C on Ms Cafferkey's screening form and then they would 'get out of there and sort it out'".The doctor claims that "registrant A stated at this point that she would record the temperature as 37.2C on Ms Cafferkey's screening form and then they would 'get out of there and sort it out'".
The agreed facts show that Ms Cafferkey stated that she recalled the words "let's get out of here" being used but could not remember who said it or who entered the temperature on her screening form.The agreed facts show that Ms Cafferkey stated that she recalled the words "let's get out of here" being used but could not remember who said it or who entered the temperature on her screening form.
The panel was told that Ms Cafferkey accepted that her temperature had been measured at above 38C yet allowed a reading of 37.2C to be recorded on her screening form, after which she continued to the arrivals area.The panel was told that Ms Cafferkey accepted that her temperature had been measured at above 38C yet allowed a reading of 37.2C to be recorded on her screening form, after which she continued to the arrivals area.
It was heard that a temperature above 37.5C "is an elevated or pyrexial (feverish) temperature that requires further assessment and should be reported to a consultant".It was heard that a temperature above 37.5C "is an elevated or pyrexial (feverish) temperature that requires further assessment and should be reported to a consultant".
'Severe viral load''Severe viral load'
Ms Cafferkey admitted taking paracetamol at some point after she realised she had an elevated temperature.Ms Cafferkey admitted taking paracetamol at some point after she realised she had an elevated temperature.
When she returned to the screening area, the doctor who examined her found her temperature to be normal and cleared the nurse to fly back to Scotland.When she returned to the screening area, the doctor who examined her found her temperature to be normal and cleared the nurse to fly back to Scotland.
The panel heard that hours later she was diagnosed with one of the most severe viral loads of Ebola ever recorded.The panel heard that hours later she was diagnosed with one of the most severe viral loads of Ebola ever recorded.
Doctors said early symptoms would have impaired her judgement and that there was no evidence she had been deliberately dishonest to staff.Doctors said early symptoms would have impaired her judgement and that there was no evidence she had been deliberately dishonest to staff.
The hearing will resume later on Tuesday.
Earlier, the panel heard submissions on whether the two-day hearing should be held in private.
Ms Cafferkey's lawyer, Joyce Cullen, called for it to take place behind closed door to protect her client.
She said the hearing would examine "confidential matters" about Ms Cafferkey's health and her client had moved out of her home due to "intrusive" attention from the media.
The NMC did not object to the hearing being held in private, as long as the agreed facts were released at its conclusion.
Following an objection from assembled sections of the media, the NMC decided to hear the charges against Ms Cafferkey and an agreed statement of facts.
It will decide later whether the full hearing should be held in private.
'Full facts'
Speaking last month, Ms Cafferkey said the "full facts" would be shared with the panel.
"Those facts, that have not yet been made public, will be considered by the panel as part of its review of all relevant information," she said.
"I would very much hope that after the case has been considered by the panel the matter will be at an end."
The NMC had originally alleged that Ms Cafferkey "allowed an incorrect temperature to be recorded" on 28 December 2014 and intended to conceal from Public Health England staff that she had a temperature higher than 38C.The NMC had originally alleged that Ms Cafferkey "allowed an incorrect temperature to be recorded" on 28 December 2014 and intended to conceal from Public Health England staff that she had a temperature higher than 38C.
The nurse, from Halfway, Cambuslang, contracted the virus while working as part of a British team at the Kerry Town Ebola treatment centre in 2014.The nurse, from Halfway, Cambuslang, contracted the virus while working as part of a British team at the Kerry Town Ebola treatment centre in 2014.
She spent almost a month in isolation at the Royal Free at the beginning of 2015 after the virus was detected when she arrived back in the UK.She spent almost a month in isolation at the Royal Free at the beginning of 2015 after the virus was detected when she arrived back in the UK.
Ms Cafferkey was later discharged after apparently making a full recovery, and in March 2015 returned to work as a public health nurse at Blantyre Health Centre in South Lanarkshire.Ms Cafferkey was later discharged after apparently making a full recovery, and in March 2015 returned to work as a public health nurse at Blantyre Health Centre in South Lanarkshire.
In October last year it was discovered that Ebola was still present in her body, with health officials later confirming she had been diagnosed with meningitis caused by the virus.In October last year it was discovered that Ebola was still present in her body, with health officials later confirming she had been diagnosed with meningitis caused by the virus.
However in the months that followed, her health suffered as she had issues with her thyroid, her hair fell out and she had headaches and pains in her joints.However in the months that followed, her health suffered as she had issues with her thyroid, her hair fell out and she had headaches and pains in her joints.
But Ms Cafferkey stressed that she felt lucky because she had not lost her sight as others had done.But Ms Cafferkey stressed that she felt lucky because she had not lost her sight as others had done.