The majority of NHS staff would have reservations about being treated in their own hospital, a survey says. The poll of 72,600 hospital workers by the Healthcare Commission found only 44% would be happy with the standard of care where they worked.
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Independent watchdog the Care Commission holds an annual Forum to address some of the care sector’s biggest issues. This year’s Forum on June 24 is dedicated to improving standards in childminding. Ronnie Hill, Director of Children’s Services Regulation explains why this is so important.
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Scotland’s first dedicated family protection centre is to be established in Edinburgh by police, health workers and social workers.
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The Care Commission has welcomed a report by the Scottish Parliament’s Health Committee, which concludes that the regulatory body has been a success in delivering a “rigorous and comprehensive regulation regime” since its inception in 2002.
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The Care Inquiry Report has now been published, heralding the free personal and nursing care policy a success.
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A call for a thorough remodelling of the Scottish Executive’s flagship free personal care for the elderly budget has been made by MSPs. The Scottish Parliament’s health committee also said it wanted the law changed to stop councils setting up waiting lists for care.
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A centre where mental health patients can go in times of crisis is set to open despite a wrangle with planning authorities.
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Doctors at a south Wales hospital say they are alarmed at the number of bodybuilders needing treatment after the misuse of anabolic steroids. The Royal Glamorgan in Llantrisant has recently seen as many as one case a week, the BBC has learned.
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A man who raped a 12-week-old baby has had his six-year jail term increased to eight by the Court of Appeal. The five-year-sentence originally imposed on Alan Webster’s accomplice Tanya French will remain, judges said. Webster, 40, was sentenced to life in January but was eligible to apply for parole after six years. French, 19, was jailed for five years.
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A former professor of medical ethics has called for all forms of euthanasia to be legalised. Len Doyal, ex-member of the British Medical Association’s ethics committee, said doctor-assisted deaths did take place and should be better regulated.
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