Significant shorts : Nurses return to work

Five nurses suspended after allegations about the abuse of elderly patients are to return to work this week.

They were among seven staff working at Glasgow's Victoria Infirmary geriatric unit who where taken off duty in June after an internal investigation reported claims of neglect, mental abuse, theft and racism. The other two nurses resigned last month.

Jim Devine, of the health union Unison, welcomed their return, but said nurses at the hospital were still concerned that management were attempting "to scapegoat" the five staff - who have all received written warnings - to cover their "own deficiencies". He repeated his call for a Scottish Office inquiry into the management of the hospital.