Jessica Thorpe, a nurse who worked in the National Health System (NHS), the UK public health system, explained that she was mistakenly suspended from her job due to a false claim made by a patient.
The young nurse was investigated after a man, identified only as Patient X, claimed that they had an “inappropriate relationship” while he was being treated in the psychiatric ward where she worked.
It was stated in court that he claimed Thorpe was “pregnant with his child,” leading to her suspension three days later. A hearing was finally held in July 2021, more than a year after the allegations surfaced, when Patient X had already passed away.
Lawyers argued that there may have been a “boundary confusion” due to the patient “responding well” to the nurse. However, according to the court, the allegation of inappropriate behavior was not upheld due to the lack of “conclusive evidence.”
Despite the decision, Thorpe was informed that she could not return to work until a police investigation into Patient X’s death was completed. In October 2022, she returned to work at the NHS but resigned after a month.
Today, Jessica works as a digital influencer under her brand Slice of Jess and has over 50,000 followers on Instagram, in addition to monetizing the videos posted on her YouTube channel.
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