A support worker in Ayrshire put two patients at risk of harm when they approved care tasks that were not performed.
Kerry Neal's actions were deemed "dishonest" by the Scottish Social Welfare Council (SSSC). This is after pre-populating her entry in the patient log for work she has not done.
Allegations date back to December 2015, when Neil was employed as a personal caregiver by the Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership, East of Cumnock.
Neil signed a MAR (medication record) showing that she administered the nightly medication to the patient.
She was also found to have prefilled an entry for a bedtime visit to the same patient and signed off on hoisting her check her log when this was not done.
In another patient case, Neil did not report expediting her bedtime visits, so the patient received her two bedtime visits.
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On another occasion, Neil prepopulated an entry for her bedtime visit in the patient's personal caregiver visit record, and at 7:45 p.m. said to have changed the position of case.
The SSSC told Neil:
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"You (Neil) have prefilled an entry in a Service User's Communication Diary relating to a bedtime visit that you did not attend.
"This Means caregivers who participated in the service were unable to administer medication to service users, as it was unclear whether this was already being done.
"Missed evening medication due to misfilling of service user's MAR chart.
"Also hoist You have pre-populated your checks and Personal Caregiver Log, Personal Caregiver Log and Communication Sheet entries, and your actions in doing so put two service users at risk of harm.
"Your actions were dishonest and did not meet the expected standard of practice." He said he was concerned that it would not appear to be. She didn't show "enough insight" about how she should have behaved. She showed no "remorse, understanding or empathy" and at the time of the incident she was "not completely open and honest" with her employer.
Neil had a previous "good history". Yes, there were no prior concerns. "No more similar concerns" regarding her were raised with her SSSC, and the case appeared to be "orphaned."
As a result, caregivers have been sanctioned by social services watchdogs and warned against enrolling in long-term care insurance. has been issued. 12 months period.
The warning she went into effect on Wednesday, August 3rd.
A statement from the East Ayrshire Council stated:
"The Council is aware of this historic incident and is working closely with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as the regulatory body to ensure regulatory transparency and public protection.
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