Widow’s anguish over lack of records about husband’s Covid-19 care home death
The widow of a man who died amid a Covid-19 outbreak at a Skye care home has branded its operator a “disgrace” over a lack of documentation. Colin Harris died
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Inspections of health and care organisations should not resume until after winter – NHS Confederation
Official inspections of health and care organisations should not resume until after winter, the NHS Confederation has said. Routine inspections were paused during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic to
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Urgent changes needed at troubled NHS trust where poor patient care has ‘normalised’ – CQC
“Urgent changes” are needed at the troubled Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospitals Trust (SaTH) after health inspectors highlighted “failing leadership” and normalisation of “poor patient care”. The Care Quality Commission
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Inspectors report serious concerns about ‘inadequate’ youth offending service in Cardiff
A Welsh youth offending service has been rated inadequate after inspectors raised “serious concerns” about its standard of work with child criminals. Chief inspector of probation Justin Russell said Cardiff
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Coronavirus-hit Skye care home’s registration will not be suspended following improvements
An interim application to suspend the registration of a coronavirus-hit care home has been dropped following improvements, a court has heard. But the Care Inspectorate, also known by its legal
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Scottish Government announces new powers to intervene in failing care homes
The Scottish Government is to introduce new powers to intervene in failing care homes during the coronavirus pandemic, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced. Speaking at the government’s daily briefing,
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CQC suspend routine inspections of hospitals and care homes to focus on supporting providers
Routine inspections for hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes have been suspended so health and care workers can concentrate efforts on battling coronavirus. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) announced it
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Maternity care improvements not being made fast enough, says Care Quality Commission
Maternity care in parts of England is still not as safe as it should be, a review by a health watchdog has found. Some staff still do not have the
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Inspectors voice ‘serious concerns’ over UK-run immigration detention facilities
An unannounced inspection of short-term immigration detention facilities run by the UK in French ports has raised “serious concerns around safeguarding and legality of detention”. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons
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Probation work on risk offenders pose to public ‘consistently poor’, according to a watchdog
Safety checks carried out by probation officers at a rehabilitation service to see if offenders pose a danger to the public are “consistently poor”, according to a watchdog. “Major improvements”
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