I was suspended from my NHS job after a patient said I was pregnant with his child... the last few years have been torture: Nurse turned social media influencer breaks her silence

An NHS nurse who was suspended after a patient claimed she was pregnant with his child has admitted that the last few years have been 'torture' and that she 'did not deserve a second of it'. Miss Thorpe, who had worked for Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust since 2016 as a healthcare and later a nursing assistant, then had to endure a 'series of extensions' to her suspension. Nurse turned social media influencer Jessica Thorpe was placed under investigation by a hospital trust in April 2020 - three days after a patient claimed that he was having an 'inappropriate relationship' with her Jessica Thorpe said: 'These last four-and-a-half years have been torture for me, and I did not deserve a second of it.' But she quit a month after she was finally told in October 2022 that she could return to work saying the trust had failed to acknowledge a grievance she had raised or address any 'gossip' about the 'alleged relationship' from colleagues Another allegation, relating to accessing the NHS computer system without permission, was upheld and Miss Thorpe said despite receiving the outcome of a warning orally, she was told she'd have to wait for written confirmation. The tribunal accepted that Miss Thorpe's desire to pursue a career as a social media influencer and to work elsewhere than the were both reasons that were 'influential' on her decision to resign.