Care home boss gave insufficient warning before fatal pool accident – inquest
A care home boss should have told staff not to jump in a pool before a man with Down’s syndrome died when his carer “landed on him”, an inquest has
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Terror-accused girl charged without ‘full picture’ of grooming, inquest told
Prosecutors charged a vulnerable autistic school girl with terror offences without the “full evidential picture” of her exploitation by a neo-Nazi, an inquest has heard. Rhianan Rudd (pictured), 16, who
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Senior care worker told man not to jump into pool prior to his death, inquest hears
A senior carer said she had told a man who died after jumping into a swimming pool not to jump in prior to the incident, an inquest has heard. Michael
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Man with Down’s syndrome died after care worker ‘landed on him’ in swimming pool
A man with Down’s syndrome died after his carer jumped into a swimming pool and “landed on him”, an inquest has heard. Michael Parker (pictured) died on June 12 2023
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Man subjected to indefinite hospital order after killing neighbour at retirement complex
A man who killed his neighbour at their retirement complex while suffering from delusions has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. Jonathan Moore (pictured), 64, fatally attacked James Henry
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People should be protected from catastrophic costs of upfront care – Streeting
People should be “protected from the catastrophic costs of upfront care” that see them forced to sell their homes, Wes Streeting has suggested. The Health Secretary was speaking as he
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MPs warned ‘exploitative’ large providers of children’s homes could ‘game’ profit cap
“Exploitative” companies running children’s homes targeted by the Government for making excessive profits will still find a way to “game” the system, MPs have been told. A leading sector figure
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World’s oldest man dies in Southport care home aged 112
The world’s oldest man has died at the age of 112. John Tinniswood was born in Liverpool on August 26 1912 and became the world’s oldest living man in April.
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Woman, 60, released without charge by police probing three deaths at care home
A 60-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the deaths of three elderly people from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a Swanage care home has been released from the
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Cost of free personal and nursing care in Scotland tops £900m
New figures from the Scottish Government reveal that the cost of providing free personal and nursing care has increased to more £900 million. The amount spent on both providing care
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