Failing hospitals will be named and shamed in league tables and NHS managers sacked if they cannot improve patient care and take control of finances, under Government plans. Health Secretary
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Government officials will be sent in to oversee the running of an east London council after inspectors uncovered major failings and a “toxic” culture. An inspection report found a lack
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Lack of access to good and timely care for children and young people “risks failing their future”, a health watchdog has warned. Delays in both physical and mental healthcare for
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There is an “urgent need for a rapid turnaround” of England’s health watchdog owing to “significant failings” in how it works, according to a damning review. The final report of
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The quality of in-prison learning for young offenders has been in decline over the past 10 years, a joint review into schooling for detained youths has uncovered. The review, undertaken
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A nurse working at a care home struck by a Covid-19 outbreak during the pandemic in which seven elderly residents died refused to wear a face mask as they believed
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The chief executive of a trust involved in the care of a paranoid schizophrenic who killed three people in Nottingham says he “fully accepts” recommendations from the health watchdog. Mental
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Calls have been made for one-word ratings by the health watchdog for adult social care services to be scrapped just as they will be for children’s providers. The Local Government
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Single-headline Ofsted grades for schools will be scrapped with immediate effect, the Government has announced. Previously, Ofsted awarded one of four headline grades to schools it inspects: outstanding, good, requires
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Poorly co-ordinated discharge from hospital is having an effect on patients’ satisfaction with NHS care, a survey has found, with some saying they do not feel involved in decisions and
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