A Highland care worker is under investigation again just weeks after being cleared of misconduct following a previous probe.
John Charters was found fit to practice after a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) hearing which spanned four months because of adjournments and delays.
Among the charges he was cleared of was an allegation he told a resident at the Grandview House Care Home in Grantown that they were “here to die anyway”.
But now Mr Charters, of Nairn, has had interim conditions placed on his licence by the NMC.
A spokesman for the watchdog confirmed he was now under investigation for “another matter”.
Documents made public yesterday revealed that Mr Charters had been suspended on a temporary basis and this has now been reviewed to an interim conditions of practice order.
It means that Mr Charters must work under direct supervision if providing nursing services and must inform the NMC of his employment in nursing or midwifery.
He must also notify his employer of the conditions.
The NMC spokesman said: “The conditions of practice relate to another matter we are investigating against the registrant and it is as part of this investigation that a panel have felt it necessary to impose an interim order to protect the public whilst we conduct our investigation.”
On his previous appearance before the NMC, Mr Charters was cleared of 10 of 14 charges relating to his work at the Grandview home in Grantown.
The NMC found 10 of the charges not proven, mainly due to inconsistencies in evidence from staff and the absence of records from the time of the alleged incidents.
Of the four charges against Mr Charters which were proven, none were deemed by the panel to amount to misconduct.
The panel also heard evidence from the home’s proprietor that staff did not like working with Mr Charters as a result of targets he had to meet to raise standards at the home.
It was noted by the panel that in some instances this may have led to “embellished accounts”.
