Chippenham : Ex-Nursery School Boss Faces 45 Sex Charges
The former general manager of a village nursery school has been charged with more than 40 child sex offences.
Read MoreThe former general manager of a village nursery school has been charged with more than 40 child sex offences.
Read MoreIssues of concern regarding mental health care in Exeter have been raised by a group which represents patients.
Read MoreThe Health and Safety Executive today warned care homes across the country to stick to guidelines in order to avoid fatal incidents.
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Read MoreThe most vulnerable people in society will suffer under planned budget cuts, warned County Councillor Rod Fletcher this week.
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Read MoreA Government minister has called for a new culture in the care system to tackle abuse and neglect of the elderly. Care services minister Ivan Lewis said society needed to be as outraged by the abuse of an old person as by the abuse of a child.
{mosimage}His comments came as a new telephone hotline was launched in conjunction with care homes themselves to enable people to complain without worrying about repurcussions.
advertisementIt is intended to give elderly residents, families, friends and care workers a safe and protected way of speaking out, knowing there is an independent charity overseeing the process.
The phoneline involves a number of organisations including the major elder abuse charity in the UK, Action on Elder Abuse, the police, and the biggest care provider in the UK, Southern Cross Healthcare, which has 710 care homes in the UK. It will be run by Essex County Council.
At present nearly a quarter of calls to the charity Action on Elder Abuse are about abuse in care homes, where only 4.9 per cent of older people live.
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