Two of the three nurses were jailed and one given community service after they admitted neglecting patients

Three nurses who admitted wilfully neglecting elderly patients at Bridgend's Princess of Wales Hospital have been sentenced.

Rebecca Jones, 31, Lauro Bertulano, 46 and Natalie Jones, 42, were all nurses on a specialist stroke ward at the hospital when the offences took place between 2012 and 2013. Cardiff Crown Court heard the nurses had failed to check blood glucose levels - which were required to be checked at least every two hours - on multiple occasions.

All three pleaded guilty to multiple charges of wilful neglect.

Rebecca Jones was jailed for eight months, Bertulano for four months and Natalie Jones was given a 12-month community order requiring her to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work.

Concerns were first raised about the ward in February 2013 when discrepancies were noticed. It prompted an investigation at the ward, which led to numerous arrests.

Two other nurses were cleared of neglect after the case against them collapsed in October.

In a statement released after sentencing, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board said it apologised to patients and families and will be offering to meet those affected. An interval review was launched to see if there had been any risk of harm to patients.