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| UK Ebola nurse in 'stable' condition in hospital | UK Ebola nurse in 'stable' condition in hospital |
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| A Scots nurse who was treated for Ebola is in a stable condition after being taken to hospital under police escort. | A Scots nurse who was treated for Ebola is in a stable condition after being taken to hospital under police escort. |
| Pauline Cafferkey, 40, was admitted to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after being taken from her home in South Lanarkshire at 09:30. | Pauline Cafferkey, 40, was admitted to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after being taken from her home in South Lanarkshire at 09:30. |
| She is undergoing routine monitoring by the Infectious Diseases Team and remains in a stable condition. | She is undergoing routine monitoring by the Infectious Diseases Team and remains in a stable condition. |
| Ms Cafferkey contracted Ebola while working as part of a UK team in Sierra Leone in 2014. | Ms Cafferkey contracted Ebola while working as part of a UK team in Sierra Leone in 2014. |
| A spokeswoman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said:" Ms Cafferkey remains in a stable condition and is undergoing investigations at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. | |
| "Following a detailed assessment we can provide re-assurance that there is no risk to the public." | |
| Paramedics arrived at the nurse's flat in Halfway, Cambuslang, on Thursday morning. | Paramedics arrived at the nurse's flat in Halfway, Cambuslang, on Thursday morning. |
| Residents told the BBC that an ambulance, escorted by police cars left the flats at about 09:30. | Residents told the BBC that an ambulance, escorted by police cars left the flats at about 09:30. |
| Police confirmed that officers had "assisted in the transfer of a patient" on Thursday morning. | Police confirmed that officers had "assisted in the transfer of a patient" on Thursday morning. |
| 'Suffered too much' | 'Suffered too much' |
| Following news that Ms Cafferkey had been admitted to hospital, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "Sending my very best wishes to Pauline Cafferkey. She has already suffered way too much - & all for trying to help others. Thoughts with her." | Following news that Ms Cafferkey had been admitted to hospital, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "Sending my very best wishes to Pauline Cafferkey. She has already suffered way too much - & all for trying to help others. Thoughts with her." |
| Ms Cafferkey contracted Ebola while working as part of a UK team at the Kerry Town Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone. | Ms Cafferkey contracted Ebola while working as part of a UK team at the Kerry Town Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone. |
| She spent almost a month in isolation at the Royal Free hospital in London 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 hospital in London 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. |
| But it was later discovered that the virus was still present in her body, and she was readmitted to the same London hospital in October 2015. | But it was later discovered that the virus was still present in her body, and she was readmitted to the same London hospital in October 2015. |
| She again recovered, before being treated at the Royal Free for a third time in February of this year due to a further complication related to her initial Ebola infection. | She again recovered, before being treated at the Royal Free for a third time in February of this year due to a further complication related to her initial Ebola infection. |
| More recently, the nurse faced a number of misconduct charges by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). | More recently, the nurse faced a number of misconduct charges by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). |
| These were for allegedly allowing a wrong temperature to be recorded during the screening process at Heathrow on her arrival back in the UK from Sierra Leone in 2014. | These were for allegedly allowing a wrong temperature to be recorded during the screening process at Heathrow on her arrival back in the UK from Sierra Leone in 2014. |
| The NMC's conduct and competence panel dismissed all charges at a hearing in Edinburgh last month after being told that Ms Cafferkey's judgement had been impaired by illness. | The NMC's conduct and competence panel dismissed all charges at a hearing in Edinburgh last month after being told that Ms Cafferkey's judgement had been impaired by illness. |