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Suspended: carer who covered up medication error

By The Belfast Telegraph11th August 2011News Northern Ireland

A care worker at a Belfast residential home who failed to give a patient medication and then hid her mistake has been suspended from the social care register.

Bupa calls for ‘urgent’ action over care home crisis

By BBC11th August 2011News England

Ray King, chief executive of medical group Bupa, has called for a “chronic underfunding” of the care homes system to be addressed “urgently”.

Abbeymoor care home abuse claim sparks fury

By The Evening Chronicle11th August 2011News England

A CARE home for the disabled at the centre of abuse claims has been backed by residents’ loved ones.

Care worker suspended after posting messages inciting Liverpool rioting on Facebook

By The Liverpool Echo11th August 2011News England

A MERSEYSIDE care worker has been suspended after posting messages about the rioting on a social networking site.

Second Bristol care home to shut after abuse scandal

By Bristol 24/711th August 2011News England

A second care home in Bristol, owned by the company at the centre of allegations of abuse of vulnerable patients, is to close.

Shake-up for mental health services across Hampshire

By The Hampshire Chronicle11th August 2011News England

HEALTH chiefs are considering closing nearly a third of hospital beds for people suffering from severe mental illness in Hampshire in a bid to save £4.5m over three years.

Helensburgh public consulted on social care services

By The Lennox Herald11th August 2011News Scotland

PEOPLE in Helensburgh are to have a say on the delivery of social work services over the next five years.

Crisis card launched by Renfrewshire Association for Mental Health to help people

By The Paisley Daily Express11th August 2011News Scotland

A CRISIS card has been launched to give support to people whose thoughts may turn to suicide.

Social work director recommends financial rescue of Starter Packs Angus

By The Courier11th August 2011News Scotland

A £25,000 rescue package is being prepared by Angus Council for a project which helps to get the area’s vulnerable citizens on their feet when they hit personal problems.