A north-east nurse who stopped a terminally ill patient from going to bed has been struck from the register.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said Angela Beaton had put her patient at “risk of harm” when she told colleagues not to let her back to bed because she had not eaten her breakfast or had a shower.
Miss Beaton, who had been working at the city’s Woodend Hospital, then proceeded to elevate the bed to ensure that the women – known only as Patient B – had no means of getting into it.
At a hearing into her conduct yesterday, the NMC said it had also been proved that Miss Beaton had disclosed confidential medical information to the relatives of another patient.
Both incidents took place in 2012.
Miss Beaton opted not to attend her hearing and was not represented by any legal body.
The NMC was represented by Unnatti Bhatt, who said it was difficult to imagine that anyone could consider her behaviour to be acceptable.
It ruled that there was a distinct “risk of repetition” if she were to return to work as a nurse.
The panel also acknowledged that due to family bereavements Mrs Beaton had recently suffered, she was “in no state to be working”.
“Patient B was a vulnerable patient at the end stage of life and Mrs Beaton has shown no insight or remorse or the impact of her action on Patient B, other patients and junior colleagues on the ward,” a panel said.
“Due to the seriousness of the misconduct in this case and the lack of appropriate insight, remorse and remediation, the only appropriate and proportionate sanction to impose would be a striking-off order.”
Miss Beaton has 28 days to appeal the decision.
Earlier this week a spokeswoman for NHS Grampian said: “This person no longer works for NHS Grampian.”