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| Katherine McCall failed to investigate Cherry Tree House abuse claims | Katherine McCall failed to investigate Cherry Tree House abuse claims |
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| A nurse who worked at a County Antrim nursing home has been found guilty of failing to investigate allegations of abuse against five residents. | A nurse who worked at a County Antrim nursing home has been found guilty of failing to investigate allegations of abuse against five residents. |
| Katherine McCall worked at Cherry Tree House nursing home in Carrickfergus between 2007 and 2011. | Katherine McCall worked at Cherry Tree House nursing home in Carrickfergus between 2007 and 2011. |
| She failed to appear at a Nursing and Midwifery Council disciplinary hearing. | |
| Last year, in a separate case, a whistleblower told the BBC that she had first made allegations of patient neglect at the home eight years ago. | Last year, in a separate case, a whistleblower told the BBC that she had first made allegations of patient neglect at the home eight years ago. |
| At the disciplinary hearing in Belfast on Thursday, the panel also found Ms McCall guilty of bringing the nursing profession into disrepute. | At the disciplinary hearing in Belfast on Thursday, the panel also found Ms McCall guilty of bringing the nursing profession into disrepute. |
| As nursing manager at Cherry Tree House, she was asked to investigate allegations of abuse by one member of staff against eight residents at the end of 2010 and the start of the following year. | As nursing manager at Cherry Tree House, she was asked to investigate allegations of abuse by one member of staff against eight residents at the end of 2010 and the start of the following year. |
| Health watchdog | Health watchdog |
| The Nursing and Midwifery Council found sufficient evidence that Ms McCall had failed to properly investigate five of those cases. | The Nursing and Midwifery Council found sufficient evidence that Ms McCall had failed to properly investigate five of those cases. |
| Last November, Health Minister Edwin Poots ordered the health watchdog, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA), to carry out a review of Cherry Tree House nursing home. | Last November, Health Minister Edwin Poots ordered the health watchdog, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA), to carry out a review of Cherry Tree House nursing home. |
| The minister's action followed BBC revelations that a whistleblower had first made allegations of patient neglect and poor practice at the home in 2005. | The minister's action followed BBC revelations that a whistleblower had first made allegations of patient neglect and poor practice at the home in 2005. |
| The whistleblower's claims are unrelated to Ms McCall's disciplinary case. | The whistleblower's claims are unrelated to Ms McCall's disciplinary case. |