The Latest Breaking News from Scottish Social Services Council

Wishaw support worker reprimanded for shouting in the face of service user

Aileen O’Connor was given a warning that will stay on her registration for six months following the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) hearing.

Daily Record · Jun 22, 2023

Midlothian nursery worker pulled toddler's hair and said 'it's not nice is it'

Laidlaw was given a 12-month warning on her registration for pulling a child's hair after a hearing with the Scottish Social Services Council. The support worker intervened after the two-year-old was pulling another child's hair

Edinburgh Live · Mar 9, 2023

Scots carer struck off after attacking 95 year-old woman and calling her a 'brat'

Davina Bissett, 53, has been banned by the Scottish Social Services Council after attacking the woman.

Daily Record · Feb 24, 2023

Edinburgh carer caught accepting gifts and money from vulnerable patients

A review this week by the Scottish Social Services Council had investigated the actions of local carer Pauline McDonald following her actions which took place between 2019 and 2021.

Edinburgh Live · Dec 6, 2022

Edinburgh nursery worker 'grabbed and flung' two-year-old in front of his mother

Marie Gilmour has been given a 12-month warning notice on her registration following a decision made by the Scottish Social Services Council that note she "flung" as well as "dragged" the child

Edinburgh Live · Nov 28, 2022

Midlothian carer swore at resident for 'making noise' and left them in the hall

Nicola Ohara was brought under review by the Scottish Social Services Council this month following the incident, which took place at the Pittendreich Care Home in Lasswade in October 2021.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 10, 2022

Glasgow support worker sent someone else to do shift and pretend to be her

Marie Gweth has been hauled before the Scottish Social Services Council for arranging for an unknown person to attend one of her shifts and pretend to be her during the covid crisis.

Glasgow Live · Nov 7, 2022

Edinburgh carer took photo of resident and posted it in a work WhatsApp group

Sebastiano Lanza was handed a 12-month warning on his registration by the Scottish Social Services Council after he was also found to have sent an image of the service user into a group chat with colleagues and make derogatory comments

Edinburgh Live · Oct 18, 2022

Glasgow carer refused to shower dementia patient instead leaving her soiled and half-naked

Sandra Clark was reported to the Scottish Social Services Council over her behaviour while working as a dementia care worker after shouting at a vulnerable woman and failing to shower her.

Glasgow Live · Sep 16, 2022

Ayrshire carer who signed off on work not done placed patients 'at risk of harm'

A report into what happened has been produced by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

Daily Record · Aug 8, 2022