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Nurse suspended after claiming she was ‘too old’ to give CPR

Care home nurse Maria Kasmai, who showed ‘no evidence of reflection or apology’, has been suspended for 12 months after failing to attempt resuscitation

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Front view of Oak Court care home in Norfolk where a nurse has been suspended after saying she was 'too old' to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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