Hugh

I am pleased she is back on the nurse bank for casual work, but I think this isn't going to go away, myself.

BBC "On Friday, Mrs Petrie told BBC News: "It's part of me. I can't divorce my faith from being a nurse."

NHS North Somerset "we are keenly aware of the importance of an individual’s spiritual belief, and we recognise that Caroline felt that she was acting in the best interests of her patients. For some people of faith, prayer is seen as an integral part of health care and the healing process. That is why NHS services in North Somerset offer spiritual support such as chaplaincy and prayer rooms, for example, available for use by people of all faiths.

It is acceptable to offer spiritual support as part of care when the patient asks for it.

But for nurses, whose principal role is giving nursing care, the initiative lies with the patient and not with the nurse. Nurses like Caroline do not have to set aside their faith, but personal beliefs and practices should be secondary to the needs and beliefs of the patient and the requirements of professional practice."

That reads to me, and I may be mistaken, that they are stating that prayers should not be offered.