A HAMPSHIRE nurse had sex with a prisoner in a jail toilet after confessing inmates made her feel "horny", a misconduct hearing was told.

Deborah Pangeti worked at Winchester Community Prison and had a relationship with at least one inmate there, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) heard.

"The registrant admits to undertaking an inappropriate relationship with a patient," said Mark Nixon, for the NMC.

"The prisoner's statement also supports this and gives details of an inappropriate sexual act that was carried out by the two of them.

"The prisoner says the registrant would come past his cell and ask him to come out and he would go and hide in the toilets.

"The prisoner says he was under pressure at the time and was concerned with his parole approaching that anything he didn't do would affect him."

Mr Nixon said there were signs of emotional impact on the prisoner but Pangeti claimed it was a "one-off incident".

"But she admits she told a colleague that the incident may have been with another prisoner."

Mr Nixon said the first prisoner's statement also refers to a second prisoner.

"This prisoner used to be called out of his cell in a similar way to the first prisoner.

"There were also inappropriate innuendos made by the registrant that the prisoners made her horny."

Mr Nixon asked the NMC to impose an interim order on Pangeti, banning her from work until a formal hearing into the allegations is set.

"On the evidence you have, there would appear to be a genuine risk of repetition."

The NMC agreed it was necessary for the protection of the public to ban Pangeti.

Chairman Professor Mary Hanratty said: "The reasons for this decision are the seriousness of the allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a patient. Information contained in the documents indicates there is a risk of repetition."

Pangeti will be the subject of a full NMC conduct hearing at a date to be set.