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Nurses tell inquest of ants and excrement at North Yorkshire care home

By Tom Wilkinson6th April 2017News England

A nurse has told an inquest into the deaths of three elderly care home residents how she confronted the manager after she found one of them sitting in his own

Unions, charities and medics’ groups voice concerns over NHS blueprint

By Jane Kirby30th March 2017News England

Unions, charities and medics’ groups have raised concerns about longer waiting times and a shortfall in funding as the head of the NHS mapped out its short-term future. Patients will

Birmingham care home is rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission

By Iain MacDonald28th March 2017News England

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found the quality of care provided by Victoria Lodge Care Home in Acocks Green, Birmingham, to be Outstanding overall following an inspection in January.

Judge ‘extremely disappointed’ in social services staff over care of teenager

By Brian Farmer27th March 2017News England

A High Court judge has criticised council social services staff over their care of a sick 15-year-old boy. Mr Justice Hayden said the teenager suffered from a variety of medical

Council fined after mother moved children to Australia without father’s consent

By Iain MacDonald24th March 2017News England

A council which failed to alert border agencies when a mother took her children to Australia without their father’s consent, has been asked by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) to

Report: Six Steps to Managing Demand in Adult Social Care – A performance management approach

By Iain MacDonald24th March 2017Reports & Resources

A new report from the Institute of Public Care (IPC) at Oxford Brookes University highlights how taking a performance management approach can help Councils deliver outcomes and better manage demand

First thematic report on inspections of Scotland’s adult learning disability services

By Iain MacDonald23rd March 2017News Scotland

The Care Inspectorate has today published the first ever thematic report on inspections of services for adults with learning disabilities in Scotland. The report shows that the overwhelming majority of

Report highlights ‘serious gaps’ in mental health crisis care for children

By Ella Pickover22nd March 2017News England

There are “serious gaps” in crisis care for children with mental health problems, a new report has warned. One in 10 local health areas has no plan to improve crisis

Social worker removed from the Register for possessing indecent images of children

By Iain MacDonald22nd March 2017News Wales

A social worker has been found unfit to practise and removed from the Social Care Register after a Care Council for Wales Fitness to Practise hearing found he’d downloaded indecent