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Nurses' actions 'misconduct' after patients died from poor care Nurses' actions 'misconduct' after patients died from poor care
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Patients died as a direct result of their poor care at a home at the centre of the UK's biggest inquiry into alleged neglect, a panel has found.Patients died as a direct result of their poor care at a home at the centre of the UK's biggest inquiry into alleged neglect, a panel has found.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel also said the actions of five nurses at Brithdir Care Home, near Bargoed, amounted to misconduct.The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel also said the actions of five nurses at Brithdir Care Home, near Bargoed, amounted to misconduct.
Cases were proven against Tembakazi Moyana, Rachel Tanta, Daphne Richards, Susan Greening and Beverley Mock.Cases were proven against Tembakazi Moyana, Rachel Tanta, Daphne Richards, Susan Greening and Beverley Mock.
The Brithdir failings, between 2004 and 2006, formed part of Operation Jasmine.The Brithdir failings, between 2004 and 2006, formed part of Operation Jasmine.
Misconduct charges were not proved against a sixth nurse, Rachel Pritchard.
The NMC hearing in Cardiff on Friday said the misconduct of the five nurses related to poor management of patients' pressure sores and record keeping at the home.
Highly vulnerable
In one instance, a resident was admitted to hospital with 16 pressure sores which one expert described as "astounding".
In many of these cases, the panel pointed to the fact patients were elderly and highly vulnerable.
In May, the panel found a total of 86 failings against the six nurses, who had been accused of more than 150 failings.
Any sanctions the five nurses face are expected to be fixed at a hearing on 17 August.
Serious concerns
Last year, an NMC panel found seven misconduct charges proved against Christine Hayes, the director of nursing at the Caerphilly Local Health Board between 2003 and 2006.
She was found to have kept moving people to the home despite knowing of serious concerns over standards, and was struck off in January this year.
Concerns were raised about Mrs Hayes' actions during a major investigation by Gwent Police into allegations of neglect in care homes called Operation Jasmine.
The £11.6m police inquiry collapsed when the former owner of the Brithdir home, Dr Prana Das, was declared unfit to stand trial as a result of a brain injury suffered in a violent burglary.
The home - which has 40 residents with dementia, mental infirmity and learning difficulties - is now under new management.