Perth carer warned for groping colleague while kissing her cheek
A care worker who groped the breast of a colleague while kissing her cheek has been given a warning over his conduct.
Scottish Social Services Council
Tayside care worker blames stretched workforce for leaving elderly resident on toilet for nearly an hour
A Tayside care worker has defended herself after being given a warning for leaving an elderly resident on a toilet for nearly an hour.
Fife care home worker who ‘failed to disclose conviction’ to face tribunal
A Fife care worker is to face a tribunal over claims she failed to inform her employers of a conviction for malpractice while at work.
Dundee care worker who told home resident to ‘shut your pus’ pleads innocence to the Tele
A care home resident was poked, prodded and told to “shut your pus” by a worker who has now been struck off for his conduct.
Recruitment struggle with vacancies at ALL Dundee care homes for adults
Dundee has a higher rate of vacancies in the care sector than the national average – with nearly half of all city services short of “vital” staff.
Council care home worker pushed resident she ‘hated’ then tried to stop colleague reporting her
A care home employee who tried to prevent a co-worker reporting her after she pushed a resident she “hated” has been given a two-year warning.
Racism outrage after Dundee care worker who called colleagues ‘apes’ allowed to carry on working
A care home firm has criticised the “lenient” decision to let a worker who used racist language continue working in the industry.
Social worker axed for failing to protect child who was ‘allowed to visit crack den with their dad’
A social worker has been thrown out of the profession after he failed to protect a child who was "being allowed to visit a crack den with their father."
Cleared ex-Dundee care worker says probe into not providing blanket ‘got out of hand’
A former care home assistant who was accused of putting a resident at risk of harm has said he may never return to the profession even after the case was thrown out.
Disciplinary probe after Dundee care worker ‘fell asleep at work’
A Dundee care worker will face a disciplinary panel accused of falling asleep at work and failing to follow proper procedures.
Dundee care home resident ‘roughly handled’ by carer
A worker at a Dundee care home is set to face a hearing over allegations he mistreated and insulted a resident.
Scottish carer in trouble for calling kid in his care a ‘f***y’
A Scottish childcare worker has been given a six-month warning after referring to a young service user in his care as a “f***y”.
Local out of school club boss grabbed vulnerable boy and called parent ‘weird’
The manager of an out of school club in Angus who taunted a boy by saying “no one likes you”, and verbally abused a parent in front of other children, has been struck off.
Dundee care worker found with Class A drug and was violent with police warned over conduct
A Dundee care worker who was found in possession of drugs and who violently resisted arrest has been given an official warning.
Dundee care inspector warned by social service bosses over speeding
A care inspector based in Dundee has been given a six-month warning on her official registration after being caught speeding on four occasions in the space of one year.
Local childcare worker struck off after emailing personal details of child
A childcare worker has been struck off after admitting sending personal details of a child in her care to her own email account.
CLEARED: Care assistant cleared of inappropriate behaviour at Dundee care home
A care assistant accused of inappropriate behaviour at work has been cleared by Scottish Social Services Council.
Local nursery worker took thousands of pounds from ‘vulnerable’ woman
A Tayside children’s worker who took thousands of pounds from a “vulnerable” colleague has been struck off.
‘Dishonest’ Dundee care worker copied patient records and gave them to former colleague
A care worker has been given an official warning after he copied patient records and gave them to a former colleague while under duress.
Local care home worker sexually assaulted female colleague and told her to keep it a secret
A care home worker accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague and telling her to keep it a secret has been struck off.