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Report criticises council and care home after daughter was banned from visiting her mother

By Iain MacDonald23rd May 2018News England

A woman was banned from visiting her mother in a Liverpool care home after she complained about her treatment, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. The woman,

‘Systemic changes’ needed for prescribing of antipsychotic medicines in Welsh care homes

By Iain MacDonald22nd May 2018News Wales

Antipsychotic medicines are being prescribed inappropriately, in many cases as a first option rather than a last resort, to treat the behavioural and psychologic symptoms of dementia, often without adequate

Youngsters joyride sees residential childcare worker removed from register

By Iain MacDonald9th May 2018News Wales

A residential child care worker from Wrexham has been removed from the Register of Social Care Workers after a Social Care Wales fitness to practise hearing found her fitness to

Shocking rise in children being ‘farmed out’ to homes miles from where they live

By Jon Vale8th May 2018News England

Ministers have been accused of breaking their promise to cut the numbers of children being “farmed out” to children’s homes huge distances from where they were brought up and live.

Unequal distribution of children’s homes demonstrates ‘catastrophic failure’ of care system, MP

By Elizabeth Arnold8th May 2018News England

The unequal distribution of children’s homes demonstrates the “continuing catastrophic failure” of the care system for some youngsters, a Labour MP has warned. Ann Coffey said children were being placed

Learning disabilities mortality review finds ‘very troubling’ levels of abuse and gaps in care

By Elizabeth Arnold8th May 2018News England

The findings of a review into the early deaths of people with learning disabilities show a “much worse picture” than previous reports, Labour has warned. Asking an urgent Commons question

Hunt supports call to build sheltered accommodation on hospital sites

By Sian Harrison8th May 2018News England

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has supported calls to build sheltered accommodation on hospital sites. Veteran Labour MP Mike Gapes made the suggestion after telling ministers there were currently 1.2 million

Scotland ‘should be ashamed’ of child care system abuse, inquiry told

By Conor Riordan1st May 2018News Scotland

A former orphanage resident has said Scotland “should be ashamed” for failing to face up to a history of abuse and neglect in its child care system. The witness, who

Poor investment and staff shortages leaving alcohol treatment services ‘at crisis point’

By Jack Hardy1st May 2018News England

Alcohol treatment services have reached “crisis” point in England as poor investment and staff shortages eat away at their ability to operate, a report has warned. A study by the

‘Gun’ pointing from nursing home window may have been Zimmer frame

By Tom Wilkinson26th April 2018News England

Police responding to a seven-year-old’s report of seeing someone pointing a gun from a window attended a nursing home and now believe what the child saw was a Zimmer frame.

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Report criticises council and care home after daughter was banned from visiting her mother

‘Systemic changes’ needed for prescribing of antipsychotic medicines in Welsh care homes

Youngsters joyride sees residential childcare worker removed from register

Unequal distribution of children’s homes demonstrates ‘catastrophic failure’ of care system, MP

Learning disabilities mortality review finds ‘very troubling’ levels of abuse and gaps in care

Scotland ‘should be ashamed’ of child care system abuse, inquiry told

Poor investment and staff shortages leaving alcohol treatment services ‘at crisis point’

‘Gun’ pointing from nursing home window may have been Zimmer frame

Bill passes Commons hurdle as MPs vote for assisted dying in England and Wales

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

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Tag: Residential Care

Report criticises council and care home after daughter was banned from visiting her mother

‘Systemic changes’ needed for prescribing of antipsychotic medicines in Welsh care homes

Youngsters joyride sees residential childcare worker removed from register

Shocking rise in children being ‘farmed out’ to homes miles from where they live

Unequal distribution of children’s homes demonstrates ‘catastrophic failure’ of care system, MP

Learning disabilities mortality review finds ‘very troubling’ levels of abuse and gaps in care

Hunt supports call to build sheltered accommodation on hospital sites

Scotland ‘should be ashamed’ of child care system abuse, inquiry told

Poor investment and staff shortages leaving alcohol treatment services ‘at crisis point’

‘Gun’ pointing from nursing home window may have been Zimmer frame