An Ebola nurse returning from Sierra Leone concealed the fact Pauline Cafferkey had a raised temperature, a tribunal has found.

Donna Wood returned to the UK with Pauline Cafferkey in late 2014 after helping victims of the deadly virus in the west African country

The pair's group passed through passport control at Heathrow before being pulled aside for screening.

Ms Wood, who appeared before an independent panel at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in Stratford, faced three misconduct charges, including recording Ms Cafferkey's temperature reading dishonestly in order to hide it from public health officials.

The panel found she was aware Ms Cafferkey's temperature was above the nationally-set threshold but suggested a lower temperature of 37.2C (99F) be recorded on her screening form so the group could leave the "uncomfortable" and "chaotic" area more quickly.

Doctor Hannah Ryan had taken Ms Cafferkey's temperature twice, with readings of 38.2C and 38.3C (101F).

A temperature above 37.5C (100F) required further assessment by doctors at the Public Health England (PHE) screening room.

Ms Wood then failed to appropriately escalate the 38C+ reading, which took place on December 28, 2014, the panel ruled.

Najrul Khasru, chairman of the panel, said it had fully accepted Wood's desire to get out of the area quickly was the "primary motivation" of her dishonesty.

He said: "The panel found you made the suggestion to record Ms Cafferkey's temperature 37.2C with the intention to conceal that Ms Cafferkey had a temperature higher than 38C from PHE screening staff in order to allow yourself and your group to leave the area sooner rather than later, and deal with it later."

The nurse previously denied this, telling the panel the idea she would hide someone's temperature was "preposterous" as she would not put anyone in danger of the virus.

Despite the fact Ms Cafferkey was not a patient but a colleague, the hearing was told Ms Wood, as a registered nurse, had a duty of care to her and should have escalated the raised temperature.

All three misconduct charges, which Ms Wood had denied, were proven.

The panel will decide on Thursday whether Wood's actions amount to misconduct and whether this impairs her current fitness to practise as a nurse.

If they decide it does, Wood could face a range of sanctions including being struck off.

Ms Cafferkey was cleared at an earlier hearing in September of allowing the incorrect temperature to be recorded.

An NMC panel found three charges against her proven by admission but said her fitness to practise was not affected.

It ruled her judgement at the airport in December 2014 had been so impaired by the developing illness that she could not be found guilty of misconduct.