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Misconduct ruling for Stafford nurses over waiting times | Misconduct ruling for Stafford nurses over waiting times |
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Two Stafford Hospital nurses who falsified A&E discharge times have been found to have brought their profession into serious disrepute. | Two Stafford Hospital nurses who falsified A&E discharge times have been found to have brought their profession into serious disrepute. |
The Nursing and Midwifery Council panel said that by making it seem like they had met their four-hour target times, Sharon Turner and Tracey-Ann White's actions had constituted misconduct. | |
The inaccurate recording took place between 2000 and 2010. | The inaccurate recording took place between 2000 and 2010. |
The panel is now considering what sanctions to impose. | The panel is now considering what sanctions to impose. |
It could include striking the nurses off the medical register or suspending them from work. | |
The panel also found the fitness to practise of Turner was "impaired" after she used abusive language about patients. | |
It said she also made racially-motivated comments about doctors at the trust. | |
It also ruled that White refused to help a senior nurse undress an elderly patient and called her a "naughty little monkey" for not taking drugs to treat constipation. | |
Both nurses, who denied all allegations, faced a series of charges of misconduct for actions between December 2003 and October 2009 in Turner's case and between July 2000 and July 2010 in White's case. | Both nurses, who denied all allegations, faced a series of charges of misconduct for actions between December 2003 and October 2009 in Turner's case and between July 2000 and July 2010 in White's case. |
White is still employed by the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust. Turner left in September 2009. | White is still employed by the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust. Turner left in September 2009. |
The trust was at the centre of a public inquiry after it was found poor care could have led to the deaths of hundreds of patients as a result of maltreatment and neglect. |
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