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Pensioner who died after fall at care home 'lay on the floor bleeding for up to 10 minutes because Muslim nurse was praying'
An elderly woman who suffered a fall was left lying on the floor at a care home for up to ten minutes because a senior nurse was praying, an inquest heard.
Abdul Bhutto, an agency nurse, told junior staff they would have to wait until he finished before he would attend to 87-year-old Dorothy Griffiths, who died nine days later.
Mrs Griffiths, who suffered from Alzheimer's, was left on the floor while the Muslim nurse continued to pray on his mat.
Eventually he arrived and examined the pensioner before telling carers to put her back to bed. She was later found unresponsive and was taken to hospital.
Mrs Griffiths had cut her head and gashed her hip when she fell from her bed during the night and was found on the floor when staff rushed to her room after hearing a loud bang.
A carer went to the care home's office for help to lift her but Mr Bhutto, who was in charge, said they would have to wait until he had finished his prayers.
Carer Zoe Shaw told the inquest: 'It took between five and ten minutes because he was praying. A staff member told me we had to wait for him to finish.'
Read more: Pensioner who died after fall at care home 'lay on the floor bleeding for 10 minutes because Muslim nurse was praying' | Mail Online
An elderly woman who suffered a fall was left lying on the floor at a care home for up to ten minutes because a senior nurse was praying, an inquest heard.
Abdul Bhutto, an agency nurse, told junior staff they would have to wait until he finished before he would attend to 87-year-old Dorothy Griffiths, who died nine days later.
Mrs Griffiths, who suffered from Alzheimer's, was left on the floor while the Muslim nurse continued to pray on his mat.
Eventually he arrived and examined the pensioner before telling carers to put her back to bed. She was later found unresponsive and was taken to hospital.
Mrs Griffiths had cut her head and gashed her hip when she fell from her bed during the night and was found on the floor when staff rushed to her room after hearing a loud bang.
A carer went to the care home's office for help to lift her but Mr Bhutto, who was in charge, said they would have to wait until he had finished his prayers.
Carer Zoe Shaw told the inquest: 'It took between five and ten minutes because he was praying. A staff member told me we had to wait for him to finish.'
Read more: Pensioner who died after fall at care home 'lay on the floor bleeding for 10 minutes because Muslim nurse was praying' | Mail Online