A nurse at Northwick Park Hospital has been placed on restrictive duties following allegations that she beat a vulnerable patient and while off duty she drugged him.
Allison Maria Simon has been accused of mistreating the unnamed man on the Fletcher Ward back in 2011.
The Nurse and Midwifery Council heard claims the Ms Simon allegedly strangled, shook, kicked, flicked and pushed the patient onto his bed.
She is also accused of administering an anti psychotic drug, haloperidol, to the patient while off duty, even though the patient wasn’t assigned to her care.
The drug is used to relieve the symptoms of schizophrenia and other problems which affect the way you think.
Ms Simon, who was dismissed by North West London NHS Trust who manages the hospital following the allegations, now works in a care home as a unit manager.
In a document viewed by the Times, the nurse was praise by her colleagues, one of whom claimed “her unit is the best unit in the entire home.”
Ms Simon has had an interim condition of practice order filed against her, restricting her from carrying out her usual duties while the investigation is ongoing, including constant supervision by another registered nurse.
The case has been adjourned to March 2014.
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