Vulnerable children deserve better than the “painfully slow” progress the Government has made reforming children’s social care, an influential committee of MPs has said. A new report from the Public
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Around 150 therapists who claim to “cure” autism have been served enforcement notices by the advertising watchdog amid warnings their methods have no scientific credibility and could severely harm children.
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Neglect by a GP contributed to the death of an 86-year-old woman who was inadvertently given monthly doses of vitamin D tablets every day, a coroner has ruled. An inquest
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The Care Inspectorate has announced a revamp of their HUB website which was setup to support improvement across all care services in Scotland. The Hub was launched by the Care
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The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has issued a good practice guide which shares lessons from complaints to help adult social care providers improve their services. Based on the
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Two hospitals have apologised for not telling a woman she had terminal cancer until a week before she died. Beverley Smith, 63, from Truro, Cornwall, died in July last year
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A care home manager has appeared before magistrates charged with neglecting an 87-year-old resident who later died in hospital. Catalina Ferchiu indicated that she would plead not guilty to the
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A coroner has criticised doctors for their “gross failure” in not diagnosing a two-year-old girl with sepsis – ruling neglect contributed to her death. Marcie Tadman was being treated for
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Your Action Plan is for managers or owners of care homes. It helps to build an understanding of person-centred care. You can identify and plan practical improvements that will make your home
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Services for children and young people in Moray are improving though there is still more work to be done. It follows an inspection report published in February 2017 which identified
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