Services for children and young people in West Lothian are improving outcomes for children and having a positive impact on their lives, inspectors have said, while noting that some services
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Health inspectors had to intervene as staff at an under-fire hospital did not react when a patient started choking. Two staff from Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth were in close
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Police have said ‘safeguarding concerns’ at eight West Sussex care homes are the subject of ongoing enquiries into the circumstances of twelve deaths dating back to 2015. West Sussex County
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A Northern Irish care home has been closed due to “systemic care failings” that posed a “serious risk to life” in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Ashbrooke Care Home, operated by Runwood
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A hospital trust which has been admonished over staffing issues has around one in six posts vacant. Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust had a vacancy rate of 17% , according
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An acute ward at a Glasgow mental health hospital presented a “much neglected and dismal environment” for patients to be cared in, according to a report. The Mental Welfare Commission
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) are changing the way they inspect local authority fostering services and independent fostering agencies across Wales. CSSIW will be using a new
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Britain’s largest police force has failed to achieve any significant improvement in the quality of child protection investigations several months after a watchdog first raised the alarm, a report warns.
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Too many care homes are under so much pressure that they are not “getting the basics right every time”, a care consumer watchdog has warned. Healthwatch England said some residents
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Good progress has been made on improving services for children and young people in the Outer Hebrides, inspectors have said. Inspectors said partners had made significant progress in working together
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