Tag: nursing and midwifery council

Nurses urged to whistleblow

Clare Carswell - October 31, 2010

NURSES will be encouraged to blow the whistle on inadequate care of patients. Today, (Mon) all registered nurses and preregistration nurses in the UK will...

Former nurse who assaulted hospital patient faces being struck off register

Deadline News Journalist - February 8, 2010

By Andrea McCallum A FORMER nurse who slapped a patient across the face and pushed her into her hospital room faces being struck off...

Nurse struck off after striking up homosexual relationship with former patient

Deadline News Journalist - September 10, 2009

By Alexander Lawrie A SCOTS mental health nurse has been struck off after striking up a homosexual relationship with one of his former patients. Gordon Gibson,...

Ex-Footballer escapes being struck off after assaulting mentally-ill patient

Deadline News Journalist - August 24, 2009

By Alexander Lawrie AN EX-PROFESSIONAL footballer has escaped being struck from the nursing register despite being found guilty of punching a mentally-ill care home patient...

Hypnosis nurse struck off

Deadline News Journalist - August 19, 2009

By Cara Sulieman and Paul Thornton A PERVERT nurse has been struck off for hypnotising patients so he could grope them. Iain Balsillie, 40, from Dunfermline,...