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George Castledine was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] for his services to the health care profession in 2007, only the second male nurse ever to receive a knighthood. (The first was Graham Morgan in 2000.)<ref>[http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/tm_headline=knighthoods-for-scott-lee-and-castledine&method=full&objectid=19304013&siteid=50002-name_page.html Notice of knighthood for Professor George Castledine], ''The Birmingham Post''.</ref> |
George Castledine was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] for his services to the health care profession in 2007, only the second male nurse ever to receive a knighthood. (The first was Graham Morgan in 2000.)<ref>[http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/tm_headline=knighthoods-for-scott-lee-and-castledine&method=full&objectid=19304013&siteid=50002-name_page.html Notice of knighthood for Professor George Castledine], ''The Birmingham Post''.</ref> |
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==Misconduct and striking off== |
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==Alleged misconduct== |
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In 2011, Castledine was terminated as the chief executive of the Institute of Ageing and Health for allegedly having an improper sexual relationship with an 85-year-old patient.<ref name="scandal" /> He was suspended by the [[Nursing and Midwifery Council]] for 18 months, pending the outcome of an investigation into the alleged misconduct.<ref>[http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/FTPOutcomes/COP2011/20110420.%20Castledine%20reasons.pdf Reasons for the Interim Order hearing of the Investigating Committee panel MWB Euston Fitzrovia], 85 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 4TQ, Wednesday, 20 April 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.</ref> |
In 2011, Castledine was terminated as the chief executive of the Institute of Ageing and Health for allegedly having an improper sexual relationship with an 85-year-old patient.<ref name="scandal" /> He was suspended by the [[Nursing and Midwifery Council]] for 18 months, pending the outcome of an investigation into the alleged misconduct.<ref>[http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/FTPOutcomes/COP2011/20110420.%20Castledine%20reasons.pdf Reasons for the Interim Order hearing of the Investigating Committee panel MWB Euston Fitzrovia], 85 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 4TQ, Wednesday, 20 April 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.</ref> |
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In January 2014, after a lengthy hearing, the NMC Conduct and Competence Committee found that 11 of the 13 charges of misconduct laid against Castledine were proven and imposed a striking off order.<ref>[http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/FTPOutcomes/2014/Jan/Reasons%20CASTLEDINE%20CCCSH%20%2828893%29.pdf]</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:52, 25 January 2014
Sir George Castledine, FRCN is a British nursing educator and nursing consultant.
George Castledine won a scholarship to Oxford University, later attending Liverpool University.[citation needed] He worked as a staff nurse before relocating to the Manchester Royal Infirmary to be charge nurse in a trauma unit as well as lecturer. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) since 1980.[1]
Castledine moved to Wrexham, Wales, setting up the first nursing degree course linked to Cardiff Medical School: he established the Department of Nursing at the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education, now Glyndŵr University. He later moved to Birmingham as Assistant Dean and Professor of Nursing/Community Health at the University of Central England (now known as Birmingham City University).[2]
George Castledine was knighted for his services to the health care profession in 2007, only the second male nurse ever to receive a knighthood. (The first was Graham Morgan in 2000.)[3]
Misconduct and striking off
In 2011, Castledine was terminated as the chief executive of the Institute of Ageing and Health for allegedly having an improper sexual relationship with an 85-year-old patient.[1] He was suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council for 18 months, pending the outcome of an investigation into the alleged misconduct.[4]
In January 2014, after a lengthy hearing, the NMC Conduct and Competence Committee found that 11 of the 13 charges of misconduct laid against Castledine were proven and imposed a striking off order.[5]
References
- ^ a b Kisiel, Ryan (6 May 2011). "Male nurse given knighthood sacked for 'sexual relationship with 85-year-old female patient'". Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ British Journal of Nursing excerpt
- ^ Notice of knighthood for Professor George Castledine, The Birmingham Post.
- ^ Reasons for the Interim Order hearing of the Investigating Committee panel MWB Euston Fitzrovia, 85 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 4TQ, Wednesday, 20 April 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ [1]
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