A CARE worker has been accused of stealing £350 worth of donations from the Margaret Kerr Unit at Borders General Hospital.

David Watson pleaded not guilty at Selkirk Sheriff Court to the theft in the course of his employment at the only palliative care unit in the Borders.

The offence is alleged to have been committed at the hospital on March 21.

The 36-year-old of Queen Elizabeth Square, will stand trial on August 14 with an intermediate hearing on July 16.