A HEALTHCARE assistant has been suspended from work and faces a disciplinary hearing.

June Szypulski, 54, of Lavender Street, Brighton, works in elderly care at the Royal Sussex County Hospital.

A spokesman for Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust said: β€œA healthcare assistant has been suspended following an incident.

β€œAn investigation has been carried out and a disciplinary hearing is due to take place next week.”

The spokesman added the trust could not give any more details until the disciplinary hearing, which is private, had taken place.