Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Patients suffering under NHS rationing, say GPs

Creeping rationing of NHS care in England is making patients suffer unnecessarily, doctors are warning. BBc News Website

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Topics: Care, Failing Care, Hospitals, NHS, NHS Trusts

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Home inspector in bribery arrest

A former care home inspector has been arrested over allegations that she pressured homes into giving money in exchange for "favourable" reports.

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Topics: Care Homes, CQC, Failing Care in Care Homes, Failing Care

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

'Care gaps and funding gaps'

Older people are being failed by an under-funded social care system, according to Dr Ian Donald of the British Geriatrics Society. With a white paper on social care imminent Dr Donald, who is working with Age UK, spells out in this week's Scrubbing Up how things need to change. BBC News Website

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Topics: Elderly, Failing Care in Care Homes, Failing Care, General, Funding, Ian Donald, New Research

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Health cuts: Welsh NHS Confederation says reform needed to save more cash

The NHS in Wales can not cut its costs further without making radical hospital reforms, according to the body representing health boards and trusts.

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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Royal Cornwall Hospital ward closed after complaint

A ward at the Royal Cornwall Hospital has been closed and staff suspended after a complaint about patient care.

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Topics: Elderly, Failing Care, Hospitals, NHS

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

The Government must make reforming the care system a top priority

72 signatories, including leading figures from charities such as Carers UK and Age UK, as well as peers, academics and members of the British Medical Association and NHS Confederation, have suggested they should not squander the opportunity. From the Guardian Letters Website.

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Topics: Health, General, Failing Care, Elderly, Care

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Politicians urged to seize chance to change social care

Politicians from all parties have been urged to work together to find a way to overhaul the "failing" social care system in England. BBC News Website

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Topics: Care, Health, General, Failing Care

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

HSBC faces £40m bill for mis-selling to elderly in care

HSBC has been fined £10.5m by the City watchdog for mis-selling investment bonds to elderly people in care. BBC News Website

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Topics: Money, Elderly, Failing Care, General

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Cornwall care agency staff 'insufficiently trained'

Staff at a Cornish care agency were found to be insufficiently trained to look after patients, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed. BBC News Website

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Topics: Failing Care

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Hospital patients 'more likely to die at weekends'

Being admitted to hospital in England at the weekend is risky, experts say. BBC News Website

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Topics: NHS, Hospitals, NHS Trusts, Failing Care

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Basic home care help 'breaching human rights'

Basic care for the elderly in their own homes in England is so bad it breaches human rights at times, an inquiry says. BBC News Website

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Topics: General, Failing Care in Care Homes, Elderly, Failing Care, Care

Friday, November 18th, 2011

Care worker in £11,000 con from pensioner

A care worker fleeced an elderly client out of thousands of pounds and gave the money to her drug addict son, a court heard.

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Topics: Failing Care, Elderly

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Code of conduct to be drafted for care workers

A code of conduct and minimum standards of training is to be drawn up for health care assistants and care workers who look after the elderly in England. BBC News Website

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Topics: Care, Failing Care, New Research

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Concerns over inquest 'failures' after hospital deaths

Some coroners in England and Wales are failing to fully investigate hospital deaths, the BBC has been told. BBC News Website

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Topics: Failing Care, Hospitals, NHS

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Council's social care cuts unlawful

Two severely disabled adults have won a "landmark" High Court battle over cost cutting by their local authority. MSN News

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Topics: Care, Failing Care

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

NHS: Elderly care dossier shows 'shameful attitudes'

A dossier containing "shameful" stories about the care elderly patients receive in NHS hospitals in England has been published by campaigners. BBC News Website

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Topics: Care, Elderly, Failing Care, Hospitals, NHS

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

CQC warns James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CQC warns James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (in Norfolk) that it is still failing to meet the nutritional needs of people in its care

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Topics: NHS Trusts, Failing Care, Care, Health

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Cornish care home given 14 days to plan improvements

Elderly people at a Cornish care home are not living in safe surroundings and have little social contact with busy staff, according to inspectors. Watchdogs at the Care Quality Commission said it was most concerned about the level of staffing and the safety and suitability of the premises at Marray House in Saltash. This is Cornwall News Website

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Topics: Failing Care, Failing Care in Care Homes

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Report calls for more failing care home protection

More needs to be done to protect people from failing care services in England, a report says. BBC News Website

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Topics: Failing Care in Care Homes, Failing Care

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Callington home residents 'deprived of food'

Residents at a Cornish nursing home were deprived of food, drink and medical treatment, the health watchdog has said. BBC News Website

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Topics: Failing Care

Friday, September 9th, 2011

Transfer of care homes to begin

COUNCILS have begun writing to residents in Southern Cross care homes as the first wave begin to transfer to new operators. The Northern Echo Website

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Topics: Failing Care, Care

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Residents moved from Hollybush care home in Warrington

A care home where inspectors found a woman resident trapped in a lift has been told to make urgent improvements. BBC News Website

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Topics: Failing Care in Care Homes, Failing Care

Thursday, August 18th, 2011

Over 100 care staff accused of abuse

Nearly 100 care staff were accused of abusing vulnerable adults in the Wokingham borough last year, but just 14 were disciplined. Wokingham Times

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Topics: Failing Care

Friday, July 29th, 2011

Six staff suspended at criticised Dolgellau care home in Wales

Six staff have been suspended at a Gwynedd home which cares for adults with learning difficulties after a report criticised it for "a significant number of failings". BBC News Website

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Topics: Failing Care