Care home residents moved out following five deaths
A local authority is moving its residents from a care home following the launch of a police inquiry in to the death of five residents. The action has been taken
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Alloa care home for learning disabled wins inspectors praise
A care home for adults with learning disabilities in Clackmannanshire has been praised by Scotland’s social care regulator. The Care Inspectorate graded ARK Alloa Care Home “excellent” for all quality
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Inspectors demand major improvement in Borders care service
A care service for vulnerable people in the Borders has been heavily criticised by the Care Inspectorate. Inspectors said that failings at the Duns-based Community Integrated Care (CIC) could be
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Councillors slam inspection report of elderly care in Angus
Councillors in Angus have responded to a recent inspection of elderly care in the county which criticised some areas of care as ‘adequate’. A joint inspection by the Care Inspectorate
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Ofsted inspection failings criticised over Rotherham child abuse
Children’s care watchdog Ofsted failed to uncover widespread sexual abuse in Rotherham because it took the word of local authority staff, MPs have found. The Communities and Local Government Committee
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Ayr private hospital gets positive inspection
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) has praised the Partnerships in Care (PiC) Clinic in Ayr following an unannounced inspection in January this year. HIS assessed the service against five quality themes
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Hospital rated ‘inadequate’ fostered culture of bullying and harassment
An already under-fire hospital in east London has been rated inadequate after inspectors found a raft of problems including patients experiencing delays in their treatment and not enough nursing and
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Isles council suspend admissions to dementia care home
Admissions to a care home in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis have been suspended amid concerns over the diet of residents. Western Isles Council have now moved to carry
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Young offenders being let down by ineffective resettlement
Too few children leaving custody are given the support and help they need to resettle back into the community and to stop offending, according to independent inspectors. Today they published
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System pressures compromising care for older Scots, RCN
Pressures on our health and social care system are compromising fundamental standards of care for older people in hospital, according to a new Frontline First briefing published today by the
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