Nurse claims she was ‘hounded out’ of hospital
A SACKED nurse who was subjected to an investigation following a patient’s death has lost her battle for compensation.
Auriel Nyemitei-Addo, of Smeed Grove in Erdington, West Midlands, said she was a victim of race and sex discrimination and brought a case of constructive unfair dismissal against the Heart of England NHS Trust, claiming she was
“hounded out” of Good Hope Hospital in the West Midlands.
Nyemitei-Addo said she was unfairly criticised after the death of patient Jane Harrop from a rare brain virus.
And inquest into the death of the 30-year-old, who passed away in February 2010 from a rare brain virus, discovered gross failings in her care after she was forced to wait for 12 hours before being examined by a doctor.
Nymitei-Addo was on duty the night Harrop died, but the investigation into her care at Sutton Coldfield exonerated the nurse, concluding that she was not responsible for the tragedy.
Nymitei-Addo claimed she had been victimised and bullied.
She said: “They were trying to hound me out because of my colour.
“I was an easy target. I felt threatened and humiliated and I had an emotional breakdown.
“I could not take any more bullying and victimisation and resigned.”
But tribunal judge Bryn Lloyd has thrown out all three of the former nurse’s compensation claims after a tribunal lasting several days.
Lloyd said: “The respondent informed the claimant that seven of her colleagues complained of her attitude at work, that she had worn long red hair, long patterned nails and a large cardigan and that her conduct was unethical, which the claimant denied.”
He added: “The tribunal is of the unanimous conclusion that no correlation with racial motives has been shown in respect by the respondent.” – The Voice
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