A Glasgow carer lied about taking care of vulnerable patients and giving them their prescribed medication.
Donna Routledge was employed as a support worker for a housing support and care at home service when her dishonesty was uncovered.
The incidents took place over the course of one shift and saw her leave one vulnerable person without any support for two hours.
She has now been given an 18-month warning by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) after an investigation found her behaviour was 'serious' and put three people at risk of harm.
It details that Ms Routledge failed to give medication to three vulnerable service users at 8pm during her shift. She also failed to contact NHS 24 for advice about late medication administration.
To cover her tracks, the carer signed each person's record to say that she had given them the medication.
The carer's behaviour has been described as 'dishonest' and put vulnerable people at risk of harm.
The SSSC report details "You left BB, a vulnerable person, without the support that they were entitled to. While there was no direct harm to BB, your actions created a situation where the potential for harm could have been acute. This falls short of the standards of care expected of you.
"You completed three Medication Administration Records(MAR) to detail that you had administered medication at the correct time, when you knew this was not the case. Recording inaccurate information on a MAR document does not provide an honest picture of the support provided and could affect subsequent support provided by your colleagues.
"Failing to follow your employer's medication administration procedures places service users at risk of harm and shows a disregard for safeguarding measures."
Ms Routledge failed to 'demonstrate insight, remorse and remorse' into her behaviour and didn't engage with the investigation in a 'meaningful manner'.
However, her behaviour was found to have been an isolated incident. For this reason, she has been allowed to stay on the Register for Support Workers.
