An Edinburgh care worker has been given a two year warning after telling a patient they had a “horrible smell” while out on a home visit.
An investigation from the Scottish Social Services Council saw employee Julie Edgar slapped with the imposition after a series of actions towards a service user last year. While working for the City of Edinburgh Council, Ms Edgar had made a series of comments one a two-day period regarding the patient to another colleague.
Visiting the home, the carer was found to have said how there was a “horrible smell off her” in reference to the patient, while they were in the same room. Continuing on, Ms Edgar turned to the patient and said “it’s from you”, before complaining on multiple occasions over how they were required to lift her.
