Efforts to identify safety risks in mental health settings in England through a review have been welcomed, but a charity has urged those behind it to go further and seek
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The mother of a baby girl allegedly harmed by nurse Lucy Letby was “utterly shocked” at her sudden collapse, a court heard. Letby, 33, is accused of attempting to murder
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A housing association has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 64-year-old woman in its care. Shirley Breeze choked after her
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Children’s social care providers are making “obscene profits”, while many looked after children are not receiving adequate care, a Labour frontbencher told Parliament. Baroness Chapman of Darlington (pictured) told peers
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A review following the death of an obese teenager should leave “no stone unturned”, a charity has said. Disabled Kaylea Titford (pictured), 16, weighed almost 23 stone when she was
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“Acutely” mentally ill women are being held in “terrible conditions” in a prison where some cells were found daubed with scratches and blood stains, a watchdog has warned. Chief inspector
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Staff at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have started voting for industrial action in a dispute over pay. Members of five unions – Unison, the PCS, Prospect, the Royal College
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Staff at an ambulance trust frequently responded to emergencies without enough medicine, inspectors have found. A damning report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said patients were facing treatment delays
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A new report has found a “wide variation” in the healthcare provided to people in police custody – with concerns raised that this could be leading to officers making decisions
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Staff will be compelled to give evidence to an inquiry examining around 2,000 mental health patient deaths if there is not a “quantum leap” in co-operation, according to the Government.
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