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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Mental health patients not reporting abuse as they fear revenge, experts suggest
Patients who are subjected to abuse on mental health wards do not formally complain as they “do not want to expose themselves to any risk of revenge” from staff, academics
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Vulnerable woman found dead in flat after three years had been ‘left to fend for herself’
The family of a woman who lay dead in her flat for more than three years have criticised social services for failing to support a “vulnerable person” and leaving her
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Minister promises action after allegations of cruelty at Skye House
Scotland’s social care and mental wellbeing minister has promised action will be taken at a mental health facility at the centre of cruelty allegations. Skye House (picture) in Glasgow was
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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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Ex police officer jailed for sending inappropriate messages to crime victim
A former police officer has been jailed for sending inappropriate messages to a vulnerable woman after she reported that sexual images of her had been posted on the internet without
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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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Scotland not meeting human rights obligations on people with learning disabilities – watchdog
A report from Scotland’s human rights watchdog has raised concerns that people with learning disabilities and autism are still being held in institutions in breach of their rights. The Scottish
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Man with learning disabilities lay next to dead father for days, coroner says
A 40-year-old man with learning disabilities was found lying next to his father up to four days after he died in their home, according to a coroner’s report. Details of
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Woman who killed pensioner absconded from mental health unit many times, inquest hears
A woman who killed a pensioner after she went missing from an acute mental health unit had previously told police she had “thoughts to kill others” and referenced “a bloodbath”,
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