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Shabana Mahmood waters down plans to make foreign carers wait 15 years for settlement

UK & International

Mahmood waters down plans to make foreign carers wait 15 years for settlement

Granholm Care Home in Aberdeen at risk of closure amid ‘significant’ concerns over medication

North East & Tayside

Care home at risk of closure amid 'significant' medication concerns

Care manager who embezzled over £6,750 from her employer struck off

Support worker who punched colleague in the face repeatedly at service user’s home struck off

Support worker repeatedly punched colleague in the face at service user's home

Highland care home residents ‘trapped’ by faulty lift that could take months to repair

Highlands & Islands

Care home residents 'trapped' by faulty lift that could take months to repair

Ayrshire nursing home could be shut down if ‘significant improvements’ are not made, warns watchdog

Ayrshire nursing home could be shut down if 'significant improvements' are not made

Care worker who abused, mocked and threatened vulnerable residents struck off

Care worker who abused, mocked and threatened vulnerable residents struck off

Three Perth care workers struck off after taking money from vulnerable resident

Three care workers struck off after taking money from vulnerable resident

Greenock care home faces closure over serious risk to residents

Care home faces closure over serious risk to residents

Support worker started relationship with crack cocaine addict and left child in their care

Support worker started relationship with crack cocaine addict and left child in their care

Serious concerns over Scottish Government plans to move social care under NHS control – councils

Serious concerns over plans to move social care under NHS control - councils

Fife care worker who stole over £3,000 from resident struck off

North East & Tayside

Care worker who stole over £3,000 from resident struck off

Care home worker who raped woman and sexually assaulted vulnerable resident struck off

Edinburgh & East

Care home worker who raped woman and sexually assaulted resident struck off

Senior carer falsely recorded overnight check-ins at Glasgow care home and failed to notice resident had left

Senior carer falsely recorded check-ins and failed to notice resident had left

Care home worker given warning after she struck 90-year-old resident during ‘pillow fight’

Care home worker given warning after assaulting 90-year-old with a pillow

Arbroath care home worker given three-year warning after abusing three residents with dementia

North East & Tayside

Care home worker given warning after abusing three residents with dementia

West Lothian retirement home residents ‘terrified’ after ‘stabbing’ and months of disorder

Edinburgh & East

Retirement home residents terrified after 'stabbing' and months of disorder

Blue Ribbon Healthcare's ratings suspended after ITV News exposes alleged abuse

UK & International

Blue Ribbon Healthcare's ratings suspended after ITV News exposes alleged abuse