Nurse suspended for slapping disabled patient

A nurse who slapped a ‘vulnerable’ disabled patient in the face before grabbing him by the throat was suspended for a year. Christopher Allen, 37, lashed out when the wheelchair-bound man bit him during meal time at Devonshire Avenue Care Home in Nottingham. He was seen by a colleague to lose his temper and slap the patient across the face. The victim was left ‘visibly shocked’ and had ‘red marks’ on both cheeks, the Nursing and Midwifery Council heard. Giving…