Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

“Carry on Matron” style nurse reprimanded for “banter” at Fife hospital

Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy

A Fife nurse whose “ward banter” was described as being like the “Carry on Matron” film has been reprimanded by a care watchdog.

Iain Scott admitted touching a female nurse on the buttocks and accidentally touching the breasts of another while working at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.

The staff nurse also repeatedly made comments about a female colleague walking and sounding like a man before calling her “Neil” in front of others.

Scott, who no longer works at the hospital, also admitted telling a nurse she had “a builder’s bum” before putting a gloved hand down her trousers and pulling them up.

The incidents all took place between September 2014 and January 2017 before he was reported to management and suspended.

He was subsequently investigated by the police before standing trial where he was acquitted of all charges in August 2017.

Scott appeared in front of a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel in October where he faced nine charges which were found proven. The panel ruled his fitness to practise was impaired.

The nurse whose breasts were touched told the hearing Scott had said “whooo” after making contact and said the comment had been made in a Carry on Matron or Leslie Phillips way.

Scott, who admitted some of the charges but insisted his behaviour was“ general banter”, was handed a 12-month conditions of practice order.

The nurse told the hearing he was “mortified” to have caused his two colleagues so much offence.

The NMC said he must create a personal development plan which addresses communication skills, leadership, team working and maintaining professional boundaries.

A ruling from the watchdog said: “The panel was satisfied that your course of conduct in charges 2 and 3 was bullying and harassment.

“You demonstrated belittling behaviour to a junior colleague and there is no evidence that your inappropriate comments were ‘general ward banter’.

“The panel noted that your comments had a profound effect on Colleague A and that she endured them for an extended period of time.

“The panel also noted that she made repeated discreet attempts to register her dismay and feelings to you, a senior colleague, and for whatever reason you carried on.”

In reference to Scott’s “swagger like a man” comment, the panel added: “The panel was mindful that all of the comments were made in a clinical area within the hearing of the public and patients.

“It was mindful that there is the real potential that they could have taken grave offence at your apparently transphobic comments.”

They added that Scott had now shown some limited insight into the consequences of his actions and that they were not sexually motivated.

Scott, who was unavailable for comment yesterday, has not practised as a registered nurse since January 2017 but is understood to be about to start a new job.