THREE nurses who were sacked after a mentally ill patient was allegedly assaulted at a hospital have won a two-year battle to clear their names.Sharon Little, Martin Smith and Tim Spear were dismissed by the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for gross misconduct after a violent patient was forcibly restrained on Harvest Ward at Bodmin Hospital.An employment tribunal judge has now ruled the nurses were unfairly sacked and said it was "extraordinary and unreasonable'' for the...
