Glasgow care assistant struck off after 'slapping' resident's face

A Glasgow care worker has been struck off after he allegedly slapped a resident across the face.

John Foye was employed as a care assistant at the Quayside Care Home in Yoker when the incident occurred on December 29, 2024.

Following an investigation carried out by the Scottish Social Services Council it was determined that Foye slapped a resident’s face while at work when they displayed “signs of distress and agitation”.

The behaviour was determined to have put a vulnerable “adult at significant risk of harm”.

The report read: “Your actions demonstrate a fundamental lack of understanding of the role and responsibilities of a registered social service worker.

“If this behaviour were to be repeated in the future, other residents in your care could be placed at risk of physical, emotional and psychological harm.

“The severity of that harm would be moderate to high.”