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Nurse suspended for having sex with patient
Attendant punished for behaving unprofessionally with critically ill patient waiting for heart, lung transplantRebecca Bayliss, 29, met the man on her ward when he was receiving treatment for cystic fibrosis while on the donor waiting list.RelationshipAfter he was discharged they began a three-month sexual relationship, which continued despite him returning to hospital for the life-saving operation.The nurse, who had a boyfriend at the time, joked to colleagues that she would have to turn up his oxygen and give him nebulisers -- medication inhaled in mist form - before her trysts with him.The man, identified only as 'Patient A', later told investigators the affair 'certainly didn't help my recovery'.Shocked managers at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital referred Bayliss to the Nursing and Midwifery Council after the patient confided in a clinical psychologist. On Tuesday an NMC hearing in London found Bayliss, who did not attend, guilty of having a sexual relationship with the man and suspended her for 12 months.Heart mattersThe panel was told Patient A was admitted to the hospital in February 2008 in preparation for an operation to receive a new heart and lungs.Bayliss cared for the sick man on her ward but quickly fell 'in love' with him and they started an 'intense sexual relationship'.The nurse, who had worked for Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust since 2006, even boasted about the affair on her page on the Facebook website, saying she was 'excited'. Her managers discovered the relationship when the transplant patient told a hospital psychologist.Bayliss, from Walsall, West Midlands, was reprimanded by senior hospital staff and banned from contacting Patient A. But she continued to pester him to restart their relationship. He later told investigators that the affair had affected his health. He said, "I could have done without the stress. It certainly didn't help my recovery."Nurse Laura Grant, who worked with Bayliss, told the hearing, "Rebecca wrote on Facebook that she was excited. She told me that she was seeing someone other than her partner. A week later she told me that the man was a patient on the ward." Head over heelsColleague Laura Barlow, said, "She said that she had fallen in love with the man. I was totally shocked."NMC panel member Salim Hefejee, said, "Rebecca Bayliss engaged in a wholly unprofessional and unacceptable relationship."The turmoil of the relationship had an adverse affect on the patient, causing stress and upsetting him. The panel found Bayliss guilty of entering into a sexual relationship with a patient between February 2008 and May 2008. She was also found guilty of failing to inform her manager of the relationship.
Attendant punished for behaving unprofessionally with critically ill patient waiting for heart, lung transplantRebecca Bayliss, 29, met the man on her ward when he was receiving treatment for cystic fibrosis while on the donor waiting list.RelationshipAfter he was discharged they began a three-month sexual relationship, which continued despite him returning to hospital for the life-saving operation.The nurse, who had a boyfriend at the time, joked to colleagues that she would have to turn up his oxygen and give him nebulisers -- medication inhaled in mist form - before her trysts with him.The man, identified only as 'Patient A', later told investigators the affair 'certainly didn't help my recovery'.Shocked managers at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital referred Bayliss to the Nursing and Midwifery Council after the patient confided in a clinical psychologist. On Tuesday an NMC hearing in London found Bayliss, who did not attend, guilty of having a sexual relationship with the man and suspended her for 12 months.Heart mattersThe panel was told Patient A was admitted to the hospital in February 2008 in preparation for an operation to receive a new heart and lungs.Bayliss cared for the sick man on her ward but quickly fell 'in love' with him and they started an 'intense sexual relationship'.The nurse, who had worked for Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust since 2006, even boasted about the affair on her page on the Facebook website, saying she was 'excited'. Her managers discovered the relationship when the transplant patient told a hospital psychologist.Bayliss, from Walsall, West Midlands, was reprimanded by senior hospital staff and banned from contacting Patient A. But she continued to pester him to restart their relationship. He later told investigators that the affair had affected his health. He said, "I could have done without the stress. It certainly didn't help my recovery."Nurse Laura Grant, who worked with Bayliss, told the hearing, "Rebecca wrote on Facebook that she was excited. She told me that she was seeing someone other than her partner. A week later she told me that the man was a patient on the ward." Head over heelsColleague Laura Barlow, said, "She said that she had fallen in love with the man. I was totally shocked."NMC panel member Salim Hefejee, said, "Rebecca Bayliss engaged in a wholly unprofessional and unacceptable relationship."The turmoil of the relationship had an adverse affect on the patient, causing stress and upsetting him. The panel found Bayliss guilty of entering into a sexual relationship with a patient between February 2008 and May 2008. She was also found guilty of failing to inform her manager of the relationship.
Royals visit injured servicemen
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited Birmingham's new Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited Birmingham's new Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine.
Royal couple visit new hospital
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited Birmingham to take a look around the city's new "super-hospital".
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited Birmingham to take a look around the city's new "super-hospital".
Zigic ready for Birmingham's campaign
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Pope goes sporty!
Benedict XVI wears a special Pontiff baseball capIt is not the sort of get-up you'd expect the Pope to sport. Fashion forward: Pope Benedict makes a style statement wearing a cap. Pic/AFPBut Pope Benedict XVI broke with tradition by wearing a baseball cap as he went for a stroll around his summer residence on Sunday.Matching The 83-year-old even colour-coordinated his new cap, perhaps mindful of the need for it to blend in with his white robe and white hair.Pope Benedict donned the trendy hat as he walked around his estate in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome.The cap also served the more useful purpose of keeping the hot summer sun off the Pope's head.The move isn't the first time that the Vatican has broken with tradition this week.It emerged at the weekend that officials have decided not to fly the Pope home to Italy on British Airways at the end of his state visit to the UK this autumn.The decision is due, in part, to the threat of BA strikes.It has become customary for the Pope to return home from official visits on the flag carrier of the country he has toured. But Pope Benedict will instead fly from Rome to Britain and back on an Airbus A320 operated by Italian state airline Alitalia.One factor understood to have concerned Roman Catholic officials was the BA cabin crew strikes, which threaten to restart in September when the visit takes place.The Vatican is determined nothing should detract from the four-day trip, the first state visit by a Pope to Britain.He will meet the Queen in Scotland before visiting London and Birmingham.British Airways was asked earlier this year to provide a quote to charter a 747 jet to fly the Pope back to Rome.A BA source said it offered a quote at 'commercial rates', but heard no more from the Church.Airline officials assumed the Vatican had been given a cheaper quote by a rival.Vatican sources, however, claim Church officials in the UK tried to contact BA again to discuss the details but received no response.
Benedict XVI wears a special Pontiff baseball capIt is not the sort of get-up you'd expect the Pope to sport. Fashion forward: Pope Benedict makes a style statement wearing a cap. Pic/AFPBut Pope Benedict XVI broke with tradition by wearing a baseball cap as he went for a stroll around his summer residence on Sunday.Matching The 83-year-old even colour-coordinated his new cap, perhaps mindful of the need for it to blend in with his white robe and white hair.Pope Benedict donned the trendy hat as he walked around his estate in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome.The cap also served the more useful purpose of keeping the hot summer sun off the Pope's head.The move isn't the first time that the Vatican has broken with tradition this week.It emerged at the weekend that officials have decided not to fly the Pope home to Italy on British Airways at the end of his state visit to the UK this autumn.The decision is due, in part, to the threat of BA strikes.It has become customary for the Pope to return home from official visits on the flag carrier of the country he has toured. But Pope Benedict will instead fly from Rome to Britain and back on an Airbus A320 operated by Italian state airline Alitalia.One factor understood to have concerned Roman Catholic officials was the BA cabin crew strikes, which threaten to restart in September when the visit takes place.The Vatican is determined nothing should detract from the four-day trip, the first state visit by a Pope to Britain.He will meet the Queen in Scotland before visiting London and Birmingham.British Airways was asked earlier this year to provide a quote to charter a 747 jet to fly the Pope back to Rome.A BA source said it offered a quote at 'commercial rates', but heard no more from the Church.Airline officials assumed the Vatican had been given a cheaper quote by a rival.Vatican sources, however, claim Church officials in the UK tried to contact BA again to discuss the details but received no response.
Tornado remembered five years on
Memories of the Birmingham tornado five years on
Memories of the Birmingham tornado five years on
Starved girl's death could have been prevented Reuters
Reuters - The case of a 7-year-old girl who starved to death at her home in Birmingham was preventable, and there were a series of opportunities for officials to intervene, a review into the case concluded on Tuesday.
Reuters - The case of a 7-year-old girl who starved to death at her home in Birmingham was preventable, and there were a series of opportunities for officials to intervene, a review into the case concluded on Tuesday.
Swim coach quits in pool despair
Birmingham's head swimming coach leaves for Coventry in frustration over the lack of an Olympic-size pool, promised for the city by 2012.
Birmingham's head swimming coach leaves for Coventry in frustration over the lack of an Olympic-size pool, promised for the city by 2012.
'Draw will decide' Pope pilgrims
Raffles and draws will decide who attends Pope Benedict XVI's Mass in Birmingham if demand is high, say organisers.
Raffles and draws will decide who attends Pope Benedict XVI's Mass in Birmingham if demand is high, say organisers.
Halal make-up is new rage in UK
A Muslim businesswoman has launched Britain's first range of halal make-up, free from alcohol and animal products.Samina Akhter set up Samina Pure Make-up from her home in Birmingham after questioning the ingredients of many High Street make-up products.Under Islamic law, alcohol and certain meats are forbidden. Pork especially is taboo, so Akhter was shocked to learn that some of the products she used contained fatty acids and gelatin from pigs."As a Muslim, I was questioning what I was putting on my skin," Akhter said. "I wanted to know whether it was permissible in Islam."Akhter's lipsticks and eyeliners are made from plant extracts, minerals, essential oils and vitamins.The business received halal accreditation in early June, and now has over 500 customers. "Many Muslim women like me have been frustrated by wanting to look good and follow their faith," Akhter said. Interest in the range has been shown as far as Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
A Muslim businesswoman has launched Britain's first range of halal make-up, free from alcohol and animal products.Samina Akhter set up Samina Pure Make-up from her home in Birmingham after questioning the ingredients of many High Street make-up products.Under Islamic law, alcohol and certain meats are forbidden. Pork especially is taboo, so Akhter was shocked to learn that some of the products she used contained fatty acids and gelatin from pigs."As a Muslim, I was questioning what I was putting on my skin," Akhter said. "I wanted to know whether it was permissible in Islam."Akhter's lipsticks and eyeliners are made from plant extracts, minerals, essential oils and vitamins.The business received halal accreditation in early June, and now has over 500 customers. "Many Muslim women like me have been frustrated by wanting to look good and follow their faith," Akhter said. Interest in the range has been shown as far as Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.
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