Mental health patients forced to travel miles for care
A lack of beds is forcing mental health patients in England to seek treatment in other NHS facilities up to hundreds of miles away, BBC research has found. The number
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NHS accused of ‘failing to learn’ on diabetes care
The NHS is wasting billions of pounds of public money by failing to tackle diabetes early enough, experts have warned. The disease costs the health service nearly £10 billion a
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Council suspends admissions to Four Seasons care home
An Aberdeen care home has been ordered to make improvements after inspectors found standards had dropped since making earlier recommendations. Aberdeen City Council has suspended admissions to Banks O’Dee Care
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NI survey: 1 in 20 with infections in long term care settings
The Public Health Agency (PHA) has today published the results of a survey of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and antimicrobial (antibiotic) use in long-term care facilities in Northern Ireland. The survey,
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Carer arrested following Panorama care home programme
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a resident at a care home that was the subject of an undercover investigation by the BBC’s Panorama, police said. The
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New research : nursery education improves all-round development
High-quality nursery education can help improve children’s performance into secondary school, according to a new research paper. Pre-school experience enhances all-round development in children and may particularly benefit disadvantaged children,
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Over 10,000 care workers register in Wales
Over 10,000 registrants and signatories have now created a MyCareCouncil account, according to figures released by the Care Council for Wales. MyCareCouncil aims to lessen the bureaucracy of registration making
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NI social care regulator offers safeguarding assurance
The regulator for the social care workforce in Northern Ireland, the NISCC, has assured those living in residential care and their families that safeguards are in place to help protect
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90 face redundancy as Care UK closes dementia home
A Poole care home which looks after up to 50 people with dementia, is due to shut after a change in the contract between Borough of Poole and Care UK,
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Experts call for more research into suicidal behaviour
About 60% of people struggling with suicidal thoughts do not receive any help, according to research. In a new study, experts from Glasgow University and Harvard University in the US
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