Ofsted has today published a new report highlighting the 10 largest private and voluntary providers of children’s social care in England and their inspection outcomes. As at 31 March 2019,
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Two Priory Group hospitals have been placed in special measures after they were found to have “unacceptable” standards. Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors reported fears over dirty wards and “uncaring
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A troubled council is “failing to keep children safe”, a report has concluded. Northamptonshire County Council’s children’s social care services has a “range of significant weaknesses” according to an Ofsted
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A new radio play shines a light on the “scandal” of care workers having to limit visits to elderly people to 15 minutes, says a leading union. Unison said the
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Fostering and adoption services in Scotland are continuing to perform well, the Care Inspectorate has said. A new report published this week shows that 90% of Fostering services and 95%
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Guildford MP, Anne Milton, has praised Surrey County Council social workers for their ‘passion and energy’ on a visit this week. The MP met staff working in the new Children’s
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Children will not be sent to a high-profile young offender institution after the country’s most senior prisons inspector demanded the Government take immediate action over an “extraordinary” plunge in safety.
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Patients across England and Wales dependent on intravenous nutrition are experiencing delays in deliveries after the medicines regulator found problems with the manufacturing process. Calea, which provides parenteral nutrition to
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The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales wants to hear from older people across Wales about their experiences of travelling to hospital and GP appointments to help her to identify how
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The finalists of the eighth annual Scotland’s Dementia Awards have been announced. The awards, which are a partnership between Alzheimer Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland and the Scottish Social services
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