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BBC investigation finds medically fit patients waiting months for hospital discharge

By Ella Pickover9th February 2017News England

Almost three quarters of hospitals in England have had patients wait for more than 100 days to be discharged, even though they are medically fit to leave, a report suggests.

Admissions frozen as Belfast care home fails to meet official standards

By Michael McHugh7th February 2017News Northern Ireland

One of the UK’s large care home providers has still not met official standards at a residence in Northern Ireland. Dunmurry Manor in Belfast is owned by Essex-based Runwood Homes.

NHS boss apologises after woman, 89, remains on hospital ward for six months

By The Press Association6th February 2017News England

An NHS Trust has apologised after an elderly woman remained on a ward for six months at a cost of more than £80,000 despite being fit for discharge. Iris Sibley,

Care provider fined £25K after elderly woman is badly burnt on uncovered radiator

By Scott D'Arcy2nd February 2017News England

A care provider has been fined after an elderly woman suffered serious burns when she fell against an uncovered radiator in a residential home. The Care Quality Commission (CQC), which

Disabled man who died at nursing home may have been strangled, pathologist says

By The Press Association31st January 2017News Northern Ireland

A profoundly disabled man who died at a nursing home in Northern Ireland may have been strangled, a pathologist said. Wheelchair-user Seamus McCollum, 56, had cerebral palsy and was fed

Private care home residents plugging £1.3b shortfall in funding, experts warn

By The Press Association25th January 2017News England

Privately funded care home residents are plugging a £1.3 billion gap in funding each year, healthcare analysts have warned. Self-funding care home residents are keeping the sector afloat at a

Webwatch: Labour launch NHS incidents website to log experiences of substandard care

By The Press Association16th January 2017Webwatch

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Theresa May of being out of touch with the NHS crisis and launched a website to counter her claims the health service is dealing with a

Labour government to take failing care homes into public ownership, Corbyn

By The Press Association15th January 2017News England

Financially failing care homes will be taken into public ownership under a Labour government in order to protect social care provision, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The Labour leader warned the

North London care home placed in special measures following CQC inspection

By Iain MacDonald13th January 2017News England

A care home in Holloway, north London, has been rated Inadequate by the Care Quality Commission. St Mungo’s Broadway – 2 Hilldrop Road, has been rated Inadequate overall. It was

Plan recommends more individual dementia care as Gething launches consultation

By Iain MacDonald9th January 2017News Wales

Support for Welsh people newly diagnosed with dementia and their right to individualised care are key recommendations in the latest dementia strategic action plan. Cabinet Secretary for Health in Wales,

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Admissions frozen as Belfast care home fails to meet official standards

NHS boss apologises after woman, 89, remains on hospital ward for six months

Care provider fined £25K after elderly woman is badly burnt on uncovered radiator

Disabled man who died at nursing home may have been strangled, pathologist says

Private care home residents plugging £1.3b shortfall in funding, experts warn

Webwatch: Labour launch NHS incidents website to log experiences of substandard care

Labour government to take failing care homes into public ownership, Corbyn

North London care home placed in special measures following CQC inspection

Plan recommends more individual dementia care as Gething launches consultation

Seven child abuse ring members jailed and warned they may never be released

Family hail justice for little ones as mother jailed over four boys’ fire deaths

Southport child-killer detained for at least 52 years for ‘sadistic’ murders of girls

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Tag: Care Homes

BBC investigation finds medically fit patients waiting months for hospital discharge

Admissions frozen as Belfast care home fails to meet official standards

NHS boss apologises after woman, 89, remains on hospital ward for six months

Care provider fined £25K after elderly woman is badly burnt on uncovered radiator

Disabled man who died at nursing home may have been strangled, pathologist says

Private care home residents plugging £1.3b shortfall in funding, experts warn

Webwatch: Labour launch NHS incidents website to log experiences of substandard care

Labour government to take failing care homes into public ownership, Corbyn

North London care home placed in special measures following CQC inspection

Plan recommends more individual dementia care as Gething launches consultation