Secret filming nurse struck off

A nurse who secretly filmed for the BBC to reveal the neglect of elderly patients at a hospital has been struck off for misconduct.

Sometimes the only way to get anything done is to go to the media. No-one could possibly argue that this story was not in the public interest."
"This just demonstrates the priorities of the regulators - rules come before patients every time. The message that goes out to nurses is: however badly you see patients treated, keep your face shut.

"This makes total nonsense of all the talk about openness and transparency in the NHS. Cover-up is the order of the game." 

He said: "We know that we're seeing older people suffering the most appalling care and neglect too often in our care environments.