The owner of a domiciliary care business has been ordered to pay almost £9,000 at Luton Magistrates’ Court, after she was found to be operating illegally. Florica Jordan, who ran
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The Care Inspectorate has published Early Learning and Childcare Statistics 2018, showing the availability and quality of early learning and childcare for children and families across Scotland. The annual publication,
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The ombudsman in charge of social care has seen a jump in the number of upheld complaints, sparking concerns that providers are attempting to “ration resources” to cut costs. The
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Patient safety is at risk due to a shortage of 40,000 nurses in England, according to a new study. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the rising rate of
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The apparent late arrival of ambulances has been linked to the deaths of three pensioners in East Sussex, one of whom asphyxiated as she waited hours for paramedics to arrive.
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A care worker is to stand trial for the attempted murder of two patients at an Ayrshire hospital. Calum Knox, 29, is accused of trying to kill Ann Reid, 81,
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Cancer patients are missing out on vital care as specialist nurses struggle with huge workloads, according to a new report. Macmillan Cancer Support said specialist cancer nurses were having to
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Councils are doing a good job in preventing social care demand, but information, advice and assistance is not consistently effective across Wales. That’s the conclusion of a report by the
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“Insufficient” progress has been made in addressing problems at a jail which was found to have alarming levels of drug-fuelled violence a year ago. The findings of an inspection at
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A woman spent 18 months in hospital after being deemed fit to leave due to a disagreement between her family and a healthcare partnership, according to a report. The patient
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