Nurse “uses patient’s vagina as ventriloquist dummy in nursing home”

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A nurse used a patient’s vagina as a ventriloquist dummy in a nursing home and made her talk, a court has heard.

William Kennedy was examining the vulnerable woman at Cwmgelli Lodge Care Home in Blackwood, South Wales.

He “parted the patient’s lips and said ‘Hello, my name is Patient A’, treating her lips like a puppet.”

But Kennedy claimed that the “appalling” incident of had been exaggerated, the Council of Nurses and Midwives learned.

He said he forgot to take his medication and called it a “socially uncomfortable situation”.



He parted his lips and made her say “Hello, my name is Patient A”, heard the court

Kennedy was convicted of mistreating a patient who lacked capacity in Gwent Magistrates’ Court on February 20 last year and received a community order.

His current employers at a Royal Gwent hospital in Newport are aware of the conviction, it was learned at the hearing.

Zainab Mohamed, for the NMC, called for exercise conditions to be imposed on Kennedy for the next 18 months at the Old Bailey in London.

These conditions include the inability to conduct intimate examinations, work under direct supervision, and not being on a night shift or the only nurse on duty.

Panel Chairman Philip Sayce said: “Concerns were expressed about Mr. Kennedy’s level of insight regarding his conviction when discussing the incident with his probation officer.



He claimed that the incident
Kennedy claimed the ‘appalling’ incident had been exaggerated

“In addition, there was concern over whether or not he fully disclosed the details of his conviction when seeking employment with a previous employer.

“She argued that there was a risk of harm to the public if Mr. Kennedy was allowed to practice without restriction.

“In addition, members of the public would be appalled to learn that a registered nurse behaves in this way.

“The panel found the conviction handed down by the Gwent Magistrates’ Court and the alleged behavior reported to the NMC to be very serious and raised real concerns for patient safety and the protection of the public. ”

Kennedy was not present and not represented at the hearing.

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