A previously scandal-hit maternity unit has been downgraded to inadequate by health inspectors, while the overall trust it is part of has been told it must improve. The Care Quality
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An inspection that led to the closure of a mental health hospital found examples of unprofessional and abusive staff behaviour, including two incidents caught on CCTV in which doors were
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A Nottinghamshire man was barred from visiting his mother in her care home after he raised concerns about her welfare, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. The
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Scotland’s Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has complained to watchdogs amid concerns over discrimination at a nursery that refused a place for his young daughter. Mr Yousaf (pictured) said he and
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A lack of attention and knowledge at a hospital contributed to the death of a two-year-old girl who had a rare response to influenza, an inquest has found. A coroner
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A woman has claimed that her mother-in-law’s treatment in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic was “tantamount to torture”, and that they were not told of her worsening condition.
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The Government has been urged to issue a full reply to a damning report which was published a year ago. A scathing inquiry into three NHS scandals, published in July
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A watchdog is seeking to cancel the registration of a care home over “serious and significant concerns” about the treatment of residents. The Care Inspectorate had listed an improvement notice
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A care provider has been ordered to pay almost £100,000 after an 87-year-old woman suffered avoidable harm at its nursing home. Lanemile Limited, which runs Haven Lodge, Clacton-on-Sea, was fined
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has told a family it is “very sorry” and agreed to pay them £70,000 after it was claimed a 54-year-old autistic man in their care
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