Two charged over death of 84-year-old woman in care home plead not guilty
Two people charged in connection with the death of a woman at a care home in Derby have pleaded not guilty. Shirley Froggett, 84, died in October 2018 following a
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Woman convicted of killing care worker at supported accommodation in Stirling
A 33-year-old woman has been convicted after admitting killing Michele Rutherford, 54, at a care facility in Stirling. Kellyanne McNaughton (pictured) pleaded guilty to culpable homicide when she appeared at
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Health Secretary’s claim on care worker visa change ‘beggars belief’ – care leader
A care leader has questioned the Health Secretary’s claim that people within the sector are “broadly relaxed” about changes banning international care workers from bringing dependants when they come to
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Residents should be allowed to drink in care homes, staff guide suggests
Care homes must find the balance between minimising risk and maximising quality of life when it comes to allowing residents to drink alcohol, according to a guide for care staff.
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Law change to make care home and hospital visits ‘fundamental standard of care’
Changes 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
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Lack of secure accommodation sees teenager living under four-to-one supervision in hospital
A 15-year-old girl with a history of self-harming so extreme she has to be watched by four people is living in hospital because of the national shortage of secure accommodation.
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Care home fined after teenager murdered by man with history of predatory sexual violence
A care home has been fined £125,000 for breaching health and safety rules following the murder of a teenage girl nearly a decade ago by a fellow care home resident
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Decision to discharge hospital patients to care homes made after ‘focused effort’ testing warning
Matt Hancock was warned in April 2020 about the need for a “focused effort” on testing people in care homes, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has been told. The former health
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Matt Hancock admits protective ring around care homes was not ‘unbroken circle’
Matt Hancock has admitted the so-called protective ring he said had been put around care homes early in the coronavirus pandemic was not an unbroken one, as he insisted he
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People with Covid discharged to care homes over NHS capacity fears, inquiry told
People with Covid-19 were discharged to care homes over fears about the NHS getting “clogged up”, the pandemic inquiry has heard. Professor Dame Jenny Harries (pictured), England’s deputy chief medical
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