Aberdeen care home told to make urgent improvements
A care home for elderly people has been ordered by Scotland’s social care watchdog to make urgent improvements to the services it provides. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal
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New CQC survey finds community mental health care has not improved since 2014
Care for mental health patients outside hospital has not improved over the last three years, a new survey suggests. In some areas, care for patients in the community in England
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Important that council’s ‘inadequate’ children’s services dept gets every support – judge
New bosses at a council children’s services department which was criticised by inspectors face an enormous task, a family court judge has said. Ofsted rated Gloucestershire County Council’s children’s services
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Inspectors praise services for children and young people in Inverclyde, report
Inverclyde is leading the way in involving children, young people and their families in designing good quality services. Families across the area are benefitting from joined up services which have
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Inspectors call for urgent improvement at Powys children’s services
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has called for urgent improvement after inspectors found a number of serious concerns following an inspection of Powys County Council children’s services
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Ofsted: Unofficial exclusions used too readily to deal with special needs pupils
Schools have “too readily” used unofficial, illegal exclusions to deal with pupils that have special needs, inspectors have warned. Youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are more likely
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Sex offenders placed in HMP Doncaster to cut levels of violence, report says
Hundreds of alleged or convicted sex offenders have been placed in a prison to help tackle high levels of violence, according to a watchdog report. The “deliberate policy” apparently aimed
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NHS trust in special measures after patients died waiting for heart treatment
An NHS trust has been placed in special measures after some hospital patients were found to have died after waiting too long for heart treatment while others were left to
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Mixed results following inspection of services for older people in Scottish Borders
Health and social care services in the Scottish Borders are delivering some positive outcomes for some older people in the area, but there are also some key weaknesses in the
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CQC report 67% increase in enforcement actions on poor or unsafe care homes
The health watchdog issued warnings and suspensions to adult care homes offering poor or unsafe care at the rate of four a day over a year-long period, a report said.
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