A nurse has been struck off after his failings led to the death of a newborn baby in hospital.

Craig Wilson did not switch on a humidifier, causing the baby to develop hypothermia at the Princess Royal Maternity Hospital in Glasgow in 2013.

Mr Wilson previously admitted to the Nursing and Midwifery Council his actions contributed to a "loss of opportunity for life" to the child, known only as baby A.

The nurse, who had worked at the neonatal unit since May 2008, has been struck off by the watchdog after it determined his fitness to practise had been impaired.

The watchdog found Mr Wilson had committed "serious clinical errors and sought to dishonestly conceal them" in relation to the child's care.

He had incorrectly noted in baby A's nursing records that the humidifier had been turned on when that was not the case.

The hearing heard that on August 14, 2013, Mr Wilson looked after baby A for the first time.

The baby was born prematurely at 27 weeks and had been doing well before being taken off the incubator at 10.20am that day. The baby then began suffering breathing problems after incubation.

Mr Wilson was using a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machine, which inflates a baby's lungs and helps to keep them open, but he failed to turn on a humidifier which stops a baby developing nasal congestion.

He then went on a break for half an hour and another nurse was tasked with looking after baby A. She noticed the newborn was cold and that cold air was blowing onto the baby.

Medical staff at the hospital then took immediate action and baby A was put in an incubator. When Mr Wilson was told about what happened, he said: "I forgot to turn it on."

The panel found: "Various actions were taken throughout the rest of the day to treat baby A's poorly condition. However, his condition deteriorated and he died in his mother's arms."

Mr Wilson qualified as a nurse in 2003, and worked in Inverness before moving to the Princess Royal in Glasgow in 2008. He completed his neonatal course in 2010.

He was also found to have committed misconduct in relation to the care of another child at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow

Mr Wilson admitted signing baby B's medication chart to say ranitidine for acid reflux had been given when it had not as well as asking a colleague to countersign for him.

The drug should have been given earlier that day but was not. Mr Wilson then drew up the medication and the impression of the nurse was he was about to administer the drug without a doctor's permission.

The watchdog stated: "The panel has found that you have breached fundamental tenets of the profession and that your failings are a significant departure from the standards expected of a registered nurse.

"Your acts and omissions caused serious harm to an extremely vulnerable baby which had catastrophic consequences for both the baby and the baby's family.

"Some 16 months later you behaved in such a way that could foreseeably have resulted in harm to another extremely vulnerable baby."

It added: "On both occasions you sought to dishonestly conceal your serious failings in patient care.

"Whilst it is acknowledged that you have engaged fully throughout the NMC process, you have provided no evidence which would satisfy the panel that your repeated dishonest conduct would not reoccur.

"This leads the panel to conclude that you continue to pose an ongoing risk to patients."

Mr Wilson has been put on an interim-suspension order of 18 months, which will escalate to being struck off the register should he not contest the decision within the 28-day appeal period.

The panel was told the nurse had "demonstrated insight and remorse for your actions" and if a return to the profession was possible, he would seek to work with adults.

In a reflective statement submitted to the watchdog, Wilson said: "I unreservedly apologise to baby A's parents, my colleagues... and everyone who was involved in both incidents.

"I recognise that the stress, hurt and pain they have suffered and faced during the previous three years was a result of my actions.

"If I could make amends to all of them I would do so willingly."