Ban for nurse who shoved patient to the floor

A paramedic who pushed a drunk patient over claiming he was trying to protect two elderly women has been suspended for six months. Adrian Penfold-Ivany used excessive force on the man while trying to remove him from the Royal Liverpool Hospital while working for the North West Ambulance Service. The patient, referred to as Person A, had been verbally aggressive and abusive towards the paramedic in the Emergency Department corridor, the Health and Care Professions Council heard. Penfold-Ivany pushed the…