Over half of British adults (52%) believe that abuse and neglect in care homes for the elderly is common. Of those, many say their opinion is based on personal experience
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More than half of investigations into the neglect of vulnerable people contain allegations relating to the very people they rely on for care, new figures suggest. Last year councils in
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New research from the universities of East Anglia (UEA) and Warwick reveals an increase in adolescents who died or were seriously injured in which abuse or neglect is thought to
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People are being urged to trust their gut instincts if they spot potential warning signs of an adult being harmed, exploited or neglected. The second phase of the Scottish Government’s
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A boy who died of scurvy was “invisible” to the authorities despite concerns being raised about his welfare, according to a leaked official report. Eight-year-old Dylan Seabridge, who was home-educated,
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A care home director has admitted gross negligence manslaughter over the death of an 86-year-old woman. Ivy Atkin died on November 22 2012, shortly after being moved from Autumn Grange
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The first in a series of unique seminars focusing on childhood and adolescent neglect and its impact on a child’s development, self-esteem and confidence took place in Glasgow this week.
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Jurors have been chosen in the trial of two nurses accused of neglecting vulnerable patients. Claire Cahill, 42, and Jade Pugh, are on trial at Cardiff Crown Court amid allegations
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Two care workers who admitted neglect after a pensioner fell at a residential nursing home are due to be sentenced. Pensioner Norah Boyle suffered a head injury as Benter Ouma
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A 99-year-old with dementia was immersed in a scalding hot bath by a female care assistant who had been in “a bad mood”, a jury has heard. The victim is
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