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Scathing ombudsman reports finds ‘culture of cover-up’ in NHS when patients are harmed

By Jane Kirby, Reporter29th June 2023News England

There is a “culture of cover-up” in the NHS and “ingrained defensiveness” when it comes to patients being harmed or suffering avoidable death, the health ombudsman said as he published

Almost 2,000 patients die within one month of trust discharge, report finds

By Storm Newton, Reporter28th June 2023News England

Almost 2,000 patients died within one month of being discharged from a trust specialising in mental health and learning disability care, an independent review has revealed. The way in which

Victim of disgraced surgeon interrupts independence convention to demand inquiry

By Rebecca McCurdy and Dan Barker, Reporters24th June 2023News Scotland

The former patient of a disgraced surgeon brought the SNP’s independence convention to a standstill to demand a public inquiry. Theresa Mallett, 61, from Glenrothes, said she was left with

Thousands of mental health patients travel more than 60 miles for treatment

By Storm Newton, Reporter21st June 2023News England

Thousands of mentally ill people are being forced to have inpatient treatment miles from home despite a Government pledge to end the practice, a royal college has warned. The Royal

Schizophrenic cleared of murder sues authorities over ‘failings in care’, appeal judges told

By Brian Farmer, Reporter20th June 202320th June 2023News England

A paranoid schizophrenic who killed three elderly men but was cleared of murder by reason of insanity has taken legal action after trial jurors raised concern about “failings in care”,

Scottish Hospitals Inquiry: Cause of infections never explained, says professor

By Dan Barker, Reporter12th June 2023News Scotland

One of Scotland’s leading paediatric doctors said she still does not know what happened at a multi-million pound super hospital to cause infections in a children’s ward. Professor Brenda Gibson,

Abortion service management ‘out of touch’ with frontline staff, CQC review finds

By Storm Newton, Reporter1st June 2023News England

Bosses at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) have been told to offer staff more support and better manage risks after a leadership review by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Blind people put at risk by ‘inaccessible’ information about their health, charity warns

By Ella Pickover, Reporter16th May 2023News England

Blind people are being put “at risk” when the NHS provides them with “inaccessible” information about their health, a charity has warned. People with sight loss have missed appointments, cancer

Gap in local authority support for young people who have suffered abuse – NSPCC

By Aine Fox, Reorter15th May 2023News England

Children and young people who have suffered sexual or domestic abuse risk not getting the help they need due to a gap in support from local authorities, a charity has

Trust experiencing ‘ongoing challenges’ with managing gender identity services before closure

By Aine Fox, Reporter10th May 202310th May 2023News England

A trust is experiencing “ongoing challenges” as it manages a gender identity services clinic for young people ahead of its closure and replacement with regional services, a health watchdog said.

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Scathing ombudsman reports finds ‘culture of cover-up’ in NHS when patients are harmed

Almost 2,000 patients die within one month of trust discharge, report finds

Victim of disgraced surgeon interrupts independence convention to demand inquiry

Thousands of mental health patients travel more than 60 miles for treatment

Schizophrenic cleared of murder sues authorities over ‘failings in care’, appeal judges told

Scottish Hospitals Inquiry: Cause of infections never explained, says professor

Abortion service management ‘out of touch’ with frontline staff, CQC review finds

Blind people put at risk by ‘inaccessible’ information about their health, charity warns

Gap in local authority support for young people who have suffered abuse – NSPCC

Trust experiencing ‘ongoing challenges’ with managing gender identity services before closure

Calls for urgent action to protect children after family convicted over Sara Sharif death

Home Office pauses decisions on Syrian asylum claims after Assad’s fall

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Tag: Care Standards

Scathing ombudsman reports finds ‘culture of cover-up’ in NHS when patients are harmed

Almost 2,000 patients die within one month of trust discharge, report finds

Victim of disgraced surgeon interrupts independence convention to demand inquiry

Thousands of mental health patients travel more than 60 miles for treatment

Schizophrenic cleared of murder sues authorities over ‘failings in care’, appeal judges told

Scottish Hospitals Inquiry: Cause of infections never explained, says professor

Abortion service management ‘out of touch’ with frontline staff, CQC review finds

Blind people put at risk by ‘inaccessible’ information about their health, charity warns

Gap in local authority support for young people who have suffered abuse – NSPCC

Trust experiencing ‘ongoing challenges’ with managing gender identity services before closure