End of career for nurse who abused dementia patients

A nurse who violently abused dementia patients has been thrown out of the profession. Beverley Thomson, in her late 48 forcibly restrained vulnerable elderly patients while working as a nurse in Livingston Care Home in Livingstone, Scotland in 2017. Thomson lifted patient Janet Mathieson, walking with a zimmer frame down the corridor, from behind and shoved her towards her bedroom, causing her to almost fall over. A Nursing and Midwifery panel heard that she also pinned Ann Mearns to a…