Benjamin David Geen, a 26-year-old nurse from Milton Keynes has been struck off the register after an earlier conviction for murdering patients.

Appearing at the Milton Keynes Magistrates Court in the company of a prison guard, Geen was found guilty of misconduct by a Panel of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Professional Conduct Committee.

In May 2006 Geen was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of two patients at Horton General Hospital, and of causing grievous bodily harm to a further 15 elderly patients. He is currently serving a custodial sentence at HMP Woodhill.

Chair of the Panel, Elizabeth Rush said:

"This was the most substantial breach of trust reposed in a nurse imaginable. There was every risk imposed on patients in a vulnerable category, of the most severe harm, even death. There was absolutely no respect for these patients as individuals."

1. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the UK regulator for two professions, nursing and midwifery. The primary purpose of the NMC is protection of the public. It does this through maintaining a register of all nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses eligible to practise within the UK and by setting standards for their education, training and conduct. Currently the number of registrants exceeds 686,000. The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (The Order), sets out the NMC's role and responsibilities.

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