DHSC launch review into ‘duty of candour’ in health and social care
A review is to be launched into “variation” on how open and honest health and care providers are with patients when things go wrong. The Department of Health and Social
Read MoreA review is to be launched into “variation” on how open and honest health and care providers are with patients when things go wrong. The Department of Health and Social
Read MoreChanges will be made to the law to protect visiting rights around care homes, hospitals and hospices, the Government has said. Visits will become a fundamental standard of care, on
Read MoreThe head of the schools watchdog has been challenged over the impact of inspections on schools and local authorities, which have left people “in tears”, as she repeated her sadness
Read MoreHeadteacher Ruth Perry’s GP has said that the Ofsted inspection of her school contributed to her death. Ms Perry’s family say she took her own life after a report from
Read MoreThere are “worrying signs” that a growing number of doctors are planning to leave the profession due to burnout and dissatisfaction, the General Medical Council (GMC) has warned. It also
Read MoreBelfast neurologist Dr Michael Watt has been struck off the medical register following a tribunal. Dr Watt was at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest recall of patients. A medical
Read MoreA care provider has been charged with exposing a patient to a significant risk of avoidable harm after a vulnerable man was hit by a train after absconding from a
Read MoreThe professional performance of a neurologist at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest recall of patients has been found to be unacceptable following a medical tribunal. The panel is now
Read MoreHospitals must do more to provide effective care for people with learning disabilities, the patient safety body has said. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said the current system
Read MoreA care home has been rated inadequate and placed in special measures following an inspection by watchdogs. Burrswood Care Home (pictured) in Bury, Greater Manchester, was visited by the Care
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