Nurse to face watchdog inquiry over baby’s death in hospital

A NURSE is facing an inquiry over the death of a baby in a hospital.

The infant suffered hypothermia after Craig Wilson failed to switch on a humidifier, the nursing watchdog has alleged.

It is claimed this happened while he was operating a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine used to help babies suffering respiratory problems.

A humidifier is used while operating the machine to prevent nasal congestion.

The alleged incident is said to have happened on August 14, 2013, at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow.

Charges, which are to be heard at a Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing next month, allege that Mr Wilson ‘caused or con-

‘No longer in our employ’

tributed to Baby A developing hypothermia’ and that this ‘contributed to a loss of opportunity for life’ for the baby.

It is further alleged that Mr Wilson ‘incorrectly recorded’ that the humidifier was turned on, and that this was ‘dishonest in that [he] sought to conceal [his] failure to turn on the humidifier’.

In a separate charge, he is accused of having claimed that he had administered medication to a baby ‘when the medication had not been given’.

The allegations state that Mr Wilson also tried to get another employee to sign that the medication had been administered.

This is said to have happened on February 4, 2015, at Southern General Hospital maternity unit.

A spokesman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: ‘This man is no longer in our employ, there is no comment.’

Mr Wilson is due to appear at a Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing in Edinburgh, from August 15-18. If found guilty, he could face a range of sanctions, including being struck off.