Nurse deliberately trod on patient’s legs

A NURSE working at Dundee’s mental health crisis unit trod on the legs of a vulnerable teenager hours after the youngster had tried to take his own life, a new report r has revealed.

Alan Manley was bitten by the 16-year-old, 1 who cannot be named, in the hours after the upset teen had attempted to kill himself at the Carseview Centre.

Manley was sa id to have repeatedly r sworn at the child over o the biting incident.

Later that even ing, Man ley restrained r the teen, named as Patient P A, allegedly apply ing pressure to his neck. This is against procedure because it can cause injury and choking.

Also, four witnesses reported that, t as he left the room when c ol leag ues to o k o v e r, h e deliberately trod on the back of the patient’s legs, causing the teen to cry out.

The patient later told police the incident i made him “want to die more” m and “made (him) feel worse”.

Manley was later charged over his conduct and sacked by bosses at NHS Tayside.

Details of the incident, which took t place between May 31 and Ju J ne 1 2016, have emerged following Manley’s unsuccessful appeal against his dismissal.

His lawyer told an employment tribunal i n Dundee that the nature of the incident was not disputed.

Instead, he described it as a “one-off” in Manley’s otherwise unblemished 20 year career.

But judge Mel Sangster found NHS Tayside was within its rights to sack him following an internal investigation and a fitness to pract ise hea r i ng before t he Nursing and Midwifery Council, wh ic h saw Ma n ley g ive n a warning on his record.

Carseview Centre