Dewsbury midwife suspended after refusing crying mother pain relief

A Dewsbury Hospital midwife who refused to give relief to a new mother who was “crying in pain” on a ward has been suspended.
Georgina Elizabeth McKenzie was also found to have pushed a new father’s hand away from his baby in frustration, a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) hearing was told.
The misconduct related to a period between 2014 and 2016, when the midwife worked at Pinderfields and Dewsbury. The hearing was told that in 2014, a patient raised concerns with the hospital after a conversation with Miss McKenzie.
During the patient’s evidence to the NMC panel, she said the midwife... read more