Dorothy Griffiths, 89, fell from her bed, cutting her head and leaving a gash in her hip
After finishing praying the nurse said Mrs Griffiths was fine, only for her to fall unconscious four hours later
An elderly woman who suffered a fall was left lying on the floor at a care home for up to ten minutes because a senior nurse was praying, an inquest heard.
Abdul Bhutto, an agency nurse, told junior staff they would have to wait until he finished before he would attend to 87-year-old Dorothy Griffiths, who died nine days later.
Mrs Griffiths, who suffered from Alzheimer’s, was left on the floor while the Muslim nurse continued to pray on his mat.
Eventually he arrived and examined the pensioner before telling carers to put her back to bed. She was later found unresponsive and was taken to hospital.
Mrs Griffiths had cut her head and gashed her hip when she fell from her bed during the night and was found on the floor when staff rushed to her room after hearing a loud bang.
A carer went to the care home’s office for help to lift her but Mr Bhutto, who was in charge, said they would have to wait until he had finished his prayers.
what punishment do you think he should have recived!
Dean Cooper
Like I commented on face book I think things like praying in the work place should be banned. And if what happened here' the law should lock the tw--s up for life.
Apr 1, 2012