Broadmoor, the psychiatric hospital that has housed some of the UK’s most notorious killers, has been told it must urgently improve. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued a warning
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Companies that provide care to the elderly and disabled are increasingly handing back contracts to local authorities because they are not being paid enough, the leader of the health regulator
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NHS whistleblowers face being “fired, gagged and blacklisted” while disclosures go uninvestigated due to the healthcare regulator’s lack of powers and resources, a group of doctors, staff and patients has
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Average care home prices have jumped by almost a quarter in a year despite declining quality, according to a new analysis. A review of care home ratings shows that care
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Four private care homes run by a company at the centre of an undercover TV investigation provided “grim, shoddy and unsafe care”, a damning watchdog report has revealed. Distressed residents
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There are “still dark corners” among Britain’s care homes that need to be investigated to restore public confidence, a former health minister has warned. Alistair Burt joined Tory backbencher Peter
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Regulators are to publish guidance on people’s rights regarding care homes following reports that relatives have been banned from visiting loved ones after complaining about poor care. The Care Quality
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A&E departments are buckling under the pressure of a social care system that is reaching its “tipping point”, a health watchdog has warned. Some people across the country are receiving
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The quality and safety of care services for elderly and disabled people in England risks being undermined by financial pressures, a watchdog has warned. Data gathered by the Care Quality
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A scandal-hit ambulance trust is to be put into special measures after a regulator found it was putting patients at risk. In a series of damning reports, the Care Quality
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