Bethan Finighan

Paramedic Rachel Claire Lemonofides was removed from the Health and Care Professions Council register after a tribunal found all six allegations against her proven. During a January 2024 999 call, she allegedly berated a woman with chest pain, low blood pressure, leg numbness and an abnormal ECG, accused her of lying and forced her to crawl downstairs. The patient was later found to have suffered a stroke, brain bleed and life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysm, requiring emergency surgery. The tribunal also found that Lemonofides made racially discriminatory references to black magic and possession, treated the patient in a degrading manner and failed to recognise the seriousness of her condition. It concluded that her conduct constituted serious professional misconduct, presented a high risk of repetition and was incompatible with continued registration. North West Ambulance Service said she no longer worked for the trust and that patients must be treated with dignity and respect.