Health Minister concedes NHS not meeting targets
Health Minister Norman Lamb has admitted the NHS “is not meeting” its targets, as new figures today are expected to show that A&E waiting times have fallen to their worst
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CQC sets out plans to deal with failing social care providers
Adult social care services in England that fail to improve within a year of being rated as ‘Inadequate’ will face closure as part of new plans announced by the Care
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Regulator recommends changes to NI stroke care
The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) has said services for stroke patients in Northern Ireland could benefit from an improved regional approach. In a review of stroke care across
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NHS criticised for defensive culture over complaints
Patients who suffer poor care “too often” face a defensive culture in the health service when they try to complain, according to a health watchdog. Half of those who did
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Engage: Personalising the agenda for social care in Edinburgh
Ensuring that the health and wellbeing of Edinburgh’s half a million residents is protected is not a job that we take lightly. Edinburgh Council’s Health and Social Care department this
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Former Care Minister says home care ‘nearing crisis point’
The home care system is teetering on the verge of crisis with the most vulnerable people seeing a different carer every week, a root-and-branch examination has found. The review, led
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Bereaved relatives meet over ‘Britain’s worst care home’
Family members of residents who died at “Britain’s worst care home” said their “confidence” in the system is yet to be restored. Relatives of the men and women who died
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Dementia sufferers missing out on proper care
Dementia sufferers lack proper care because the illness is not recognised as a terminal diagnosis, according to a report out today. The report, by Marie Curie and the Alzheimer’s Society,
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Webwatch – Care Opinion
Care and support is something all of us will receive at some point in our lives. However, our experiences of that care are likely to vary. Some of them will
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Aviemore nursery continues to under-perform
A nursery in Aviemore has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to children was graded ‘weak’ by inspectors. The Care Inspectorate
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