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Holly Lennon

Disabled Glasgow man subjected to foul-mouthed abuse from carer who said she 'hated' him

A Glasgow carer has been given a warning for calling a client user an 'a******e* and telling colleagues that she hated him.

Sharon Henderson was overheard shouting at a service user while working with Mavisbank Care Centre in Bishopbriggs.

While on shift transferring a man into a wheelchair she shouted repeatedly for him 'stand up' before leaving the lounge area stating that she 'hated him'.

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She later shouted at him to 'stand up' and called him an 'arsehole' in front of colleagues.

Henderson was called before the Scottish Social Services Council over her conduct during which they said she 'allowed personal feelings to dictate how she treated the service user' in in October 2019.

Their report outlined: "Within this service user’s home, you repeatedly shouted at him, told colleagues that you hated him and referred to him as an ‘a*******’.

"There is a power imbalance that exists between staff and service users, and treating a service user in this manner is likely to cause them fear or discomfort due to their vulnerabilities as a result of this imbalance."

They found that the incident was 'isolated' and the behaviour occurred over the course of a day but did put the service user at risk of harm several times.

Henderson has denied the behaviour but the SSSC outlined that there were concerns that it could happen again in the future.

They placed a sanction on her registration for a period of 18 months as a result.

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