A senior nurse has been suspended from the professional register for six months over an incident where she failed to call 999 or seek medical assistance when a vulnerable man fell and broke his nose.
Mrs Valerie Ross was working at The Elms Kimblesworth care home in Chester-le-Street at the time of the incident on October 20, 2018. The decision was made by a Nursing and Midwifery Council tribunal following a hearings in November 2022 and February 2023.
Mrs Ross will be suspended for six months pending the opportunity to appeal. She has been given 28 days to do so.
