Macloud Nyeruke

“Mr [name redacted] medical conditions were not made known to the Trust. In consequence, he had worked on wards where patients had infections involving multi-resistant organisms. Given his compromised immune state, this situation involved risk to both patients and Mr [name redacted] himself. In the absence of information concerning a particular staff member's medical condition there is an increased risk of transmission of infections either to or from the staff member.”

“There is scant evidence as to whether Mr [name redacted] underwent appropriate training in respect of PPE such as masks before being permitted to work on a ward involving infectious diseases. The difficulties involved (where a support worker supplied by a nursing agency is only in the hospital for a brief period) are acknowledged. Nonetheless, the risk of an adverse transmission of infection either to, or from, the staff member necessitates stringent standards being enforced, with appropriate records”

“Nursing agencies which supply support workers to hospitals without knowledge of their particular health vulnerabilities, or where they will be working, give rise to a risk that they may be adversely affected or may give rise to adverse effects on patients or colleagues.”