A lack of confidence in the NHS complaints process means some people are taking no action when they experience poor care, according to the patient champion. There is also “little
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Backlogs at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) mean some concerns being flagged to the watchdog are going months without a response, MPs have heard. The organisation’s new chief executive said
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Ofsted inspectors will meet with parents of children with special education needs who are not in school to assess how they are being supported. Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission
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Hundreds of cases of potentially homeless people, including domestic abuse victims, were dismissed by a council which has apologised for “failings” in its approach. Brentwood Council in Essex was accused
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Calls to consider scrapping the use of one-word ratings by the health watchdog for adult social services are “not a priority”, the Government has said. Labour MP Josh Fenton-Glynn warned
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Regulation of senior hospital managers could improve patient safety, the public inquiry over the crimes of nurse Lucy Letby has heard. Letby, 35, was moved to clerical duties in July
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Hundreds of prisoners have missed hospital appointments or family funerals due to “failures” in prisoner transport, the prison inspectorate has found. Interim chief inspector of prisons for Scotland, Stephen Sandham,
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Some young people receiving mental health care in hospital are being moved to settings like bed and breakfast hostels and caravans on holiday sites when they turn 18, an investigation
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Duty of candour in the NHS is not working and needs replacing with stronger powers, a former senior ombudsman has told the inquiry over the crimes of child serial killer
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The family of renowned pandemic fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore made more than a million pounds through their association with the charity set up in his name, a damning report
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