William Kennedy was convicted at Gwent Magistrates Court last year (Picture: Google)

A nurse used a patient’s vagina as a ventriloquist’s dummy and pretended to make it talk in front of horrified colleagues, a tribunal heard.

William Kennedy ‘pulled the patient’s labia apart and said: “Hello, my name is Patient A”‘ as he examined the vulnerable care home resident.

But Kennedy said the ‘socially awkward situation’ had been blown out of proportion and said he had forgotten to take his medication

The nurse even blamed witnesses for what had happened at Cwmgelli Lodge Care Home in Blackwood, south Wales, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) heard.


Kennedy was convicted of ill-treating a patient who lacked capacity at Gwent Magistrates Court on February 20 last year and given a community order.



The hearing was told his current employer at Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, are aware of the conviction.

The NMC agreed on a number of conditions to be placed on Kennedy over the next 18 months.

He will be barred from carrying out intimate examinations or clinical procedures and must not be the nurse in charge of any shift.

Kennedy will have to remain under direct supervision at all times when working and will have to report to a line manager once a month to discuss his professionalism.

Panel chairman Philip Sayce said: ‘There were concerns raised about the level of Mr Kennedy’s insight regarding his conviction when discussing the incident with his probation officer.

‘In addition there was a concern about whether or not he had fully disclosed the details of his conviction when seeking employment with a previous employer.’

He said the evidence ‘gave rise to real concerns about patient safety and public protection.

Kennedy was not present, and not represented at the hearing.

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