NHS Nurse who turned off life-support will not face charges

Mrs. Violeta Aylward, 55, was caught on film accidentally turn off Jamie Merrett’s ventilator. This is the worst case of negligence but she will not face criminal charges.

Mrs Aylward, a Filipino mother-of-four who has been a registered nurse for 10 years. A registered nurse since December 1st 2000, was suspended on October 28th 2009, and “remains suspended” while the Nursing and Midwifery Council looks into the case. No date has been set for a formal disciplinary hearing.

Watch this video of nurse who accidentally turn off life support.
The video, which was passed on to the BBC, shows Aylward mistakenly turning off the ventilator before making a botched attempt to resuscitate Merrett.

The National Health Service (NHS) Wiltshire Primary Care Trust said in a statement: "(We have) put in place a series of actions to ensure that such an event will not occur again either for this patient or others."

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