Patients must not be ‘left in a void’ waiting for care, expert says
Patients must not be “left in a void” waiting for care owing to a shortage of GPs, a leading expert has suggested. Sir Robert Francis QC, who is chairman of
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Call for end to ‘inhumane’ practice of sending mental health patients far from home for treatment
The “inhumane” practice of sending mental health patients hundreds of miles away from home for treatment must end, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said. A failure to stop so-called
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Muckamore abuse victim ‘stayed in bedroom, looked down and never smiled’, inquiry hears
A vulnerable patient abused at Muckamore Abbey Hospital went from enjoying vocalising to remaining in his room, looking down and never smiling, an inquiry has heard. A barrister representing patients
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Nearly 5,600 complaints received by Care Inspectorate in the last year
Almost 5,600 complaints were received by the Care Inspectorate in 2021/22, according to a report. The scrutiny body issued a bulletin on Thursday detailing the complaints received and investigated between
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Department of health ‘will welcome difficult questions’ at Muckamore abuse inquiry – barrister
Northern Ireland’s department of health “will welcome difficult questions” at a public inquiry into the alleged abuse of vulnerable patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, an inquiry has heard. The Muckamore
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Call for more investment in long Covid research amid ‘postcode lottery’ of care
The Government is being urged to increase investment in long Covid research after being warned that patients are suffering under a “postcode lottery” in care. The Royal College of Nursing
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Patients will be put at centre of inquiry into abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital – chairman
Patients will be at the centre of proceedings in an inquiry into allegations of abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, the inquiry chairman has stated. Tom Kark QC, chairman of the
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Care home company fined £450,000 after vulnerable woman drowned in bath
A care home firm has been fined £450,000 after a catalogue of health and safety failings led to a vulnerable resident drowning in a bath. Margaret Glasgow was a resident
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Report: National Review Into The Murders Of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes And Star Hobson
Dedicated child protection teams made up of police, healthcare staff and social workers should be set up in every local area, according to a review into the deaths of Arthur
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Woman says she had to take baby’s remains home from hospital after miscarriage
A woman was forced to keep her baby’s remains in the fridge after she suffered a late miscarriage, as NHS staff reportedly told her they had nowhere safe to store
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