NHS England chairman Richard Meddings resigns
The chairman of NHS England has announced he is resigning, saying it was a “very difficult decision”. Richard Meddings (pictured), who has been in the role for almost three years,
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Care home worker appears in court accused of killing 75-year-old resident
A woman has appeared in court charged with manslaughter over the death of a care home resident. Jane Barnard, 65, appeared before Bristol Crown Court accused of killing Derek Davies,
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Staff failed to follow pandemic rules at care home where seven people died – coroner
Measures to protect residents from Covid at a care home where seven elderly people died were not “effectively or consistently” followed by staff, a coroner has ruled. William Wilkinson, 102,
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Poor maintenance caused accident in which wheelchair users drowned on care home day trip
The capsize of a motorboat which led to the drowning of two wheelchair users happened because a maintenance failure meant the vessel was not watertight, an investigation has found. Alex
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RCN calls for urgent action to tackle workforce exploitation in social care
Nursing leaders are urging the Government to speed up the establishment of an agency to enforce labour standards. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said any delay to the creation
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Sara Sharif hooded and beaten during two years of abuse, murder trial told
Sara Sharif was hooded, restrained and beaten with a belt buckle and pole in a campaign of abuse lasting more than two years before her death, a court has heard.
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Children in England waiting years for autism and cerebral palsy diagnoses – data
Years-long waits for diagnoses and support for autistic young people in England and others with conditions including cerebral palsy is “robbing” them of their childhoods, the Children’s Commissioner has warned.
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NHS and social care regulator in ‘urgent need for rapid turnaround’, report finds
There is an “urgent need for a rapid turnaround” of England’s health watchdog owing to “significant failings” in how it works, according to a damning review. The final report of
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Woman, 31, left in hospital corridor for 10 hours at ‘most vulnerable’ – inquest
The family of a 31-year-old woman said she was “abandoned” in a hospital corridor for hours before her death, an inquest has heard. Tamara Davis was said to be in
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I can’t understand how I was so blind, mentor of nurse Lucy Letby tells inquiry
A friend and work mentor of nurse Lucy Letby has told a public inquiry she cannot understand how she was “so blind” about the child serial killer. The senior nurse,
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