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Nurse who ‘lost it’ in clear
Date published: 15 February 2010
AN Oldham mental health nurse accused of frog-marching an elderly woman across the room because she picked food off another patient’s plate has had the case against him thrown out.
Anthony Howarth (54) was said to have ‘lost it’ with the woman, referred to as “Patient A”, during a shift on the Beal Ward at St George’s Care Centre, Moorside, in March, 2007.
He was further alleged to have grabbed another patient by the arm and dragged her into her bedroom after she shouted.
But the case against him was thrown out of court after a panel of the Nursing and Midwifery Council ruled the allegations against him were not proved.
Chairman Judith Way said: “The registrant worked in the early onset dementia unit at the centre where the patients display challenging behaviour.
“The panel accepts Patient A was compliant although she was in the habit of leaning back slightly when being moved.”
Howarth denied inappropriately handling two patients in his care on March 22 and 23, 2007.
He can now continue in his career with an unblemished record.
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Thou Dumber:i could'nt have put it better.
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''He can now continue in his career with an unblemished record''
However, yet another instance of an innocent man being named before any verdict was given. Yes, he might still have an unblemished record, but some people will always be willing to point the finger and say he was the one who was accused.
When is the law going to be changed to prevent accused people being named before they have been found guilty ?
If the woman is called 'Patient A', why can't he be called 'Nurse Z' ?
By Thou Dumber @ 15/02/2010 23:16:15