https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-62498229?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGAThe panel was told Patricia Dean had denied knowing about what happened and maintained her innocence, but the judge in her case had said there had been "extremely serious criminality" and the nature of the assistance she provided "was clear, serious and significant".
Dean, who had been a registered mental health nurse since 2006, was found guilty following a trial at Bolton Crown Court in 2021 and was sentenced to 18 months in jail.
Striking her from the nursing register, the panel said she had "breached the fundamental tenets of the nursing profession, as you acted without integrity and were found to be dishonest".
It said her behaviour had "undermined the reputation of the profession" and had found that confidence in the profession "would be undermined if its regulator did not find charges relating to your conviction extremely serious".
It said Patricia Dean had shown little insight into the impact of her actions on the profession and, while there were "no concerns" about her nursing skills, a "finding of impairment" was necessary "on the grounds of public interest".
It added that a striking-off order was necessary "to send to the public and the profession a clear message about the standard of behaviour required of a registered nurse".
Impairment - not heard of that word in connection with medical culpability.
