Nurse banned over ‘numb nuts’ jibe

A nurse has been struck off for calling a care home patient ‘numb nuts’ and threatening to break the legs of anyone who reported him. Michael Catherall admitted a series of misconduct charges while working at Leonard Cheshire Disability’s Eithinog and Arfon Care and Nursing Home in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. The former army officer made offensive remarks, branding one vulnerable resident a ‘pain in the arse’ and telling a female colleague her ‘top with pompoms looked nice.’ When he…