Leonajar Bato Pulido was previously suspended for breaching professional boundaries with two nurses at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in 2019. Following a hearing in May 2023, a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel concluded that his fitness to practice remained impaired and issued a striking-off order. Mr. Pulido had contacted the nurses via WhatsApp inappropriately, and his behavior was deemed to have sexual motivations. Despite efforts to defend his actions as supportive, the panel found his conduct unacceptable for a professional nurse.
The panel found that Mr Pulido's conduct was poorly judged, particularly when viewed in light of professional boundaries he breached with the nurses involved.
Mr Pulido argued he intended to support the nurses in their transition, but the panel deemed his interactions as having sexual motivations and improper intentions.
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