QMC policy on patients' belongings 'reinforced'

THE trust which runs the Queen's Medical Centre says it has "reinforced its policy around the safe storage of patient belongings" following the sentencing of a nurse who stole from a patient with dementia.

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Rexy Reyes unlocked a secure cupboard and helped himself to a bank card belonging to the woman, who was in her 70s and under his care, withdrawing Imost £6,500 from her account.

The 52-year-old, of Broxtowe Lane, Aspley, was jailed for 18 months on Monday after a jury found him guilty of theft.