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Labour pledges to build National Care Service enforcing high standards in homes

Labour has pledged to recruit care workers by guaranteeing fair pay, workers’ rights and appropriate training under a National Care Service as it claimed “too many private equity firms are failing” in their duties to residents. The party said its ...

24 Sept 2022 at 08:00

Hospital rated ‘inadequate’ two years after vulnerable patient’s death

A hospital has been rated “inadequate” nearly two years after the death of a vulnerable patient – prompting calls from his family for it to be shut down “before anyone else is hurt”. The Priory Hospital Woodbourne, in Birmingham, was inspected ...

22 Sept 2022 at 16:54

Human rights of people in care at risk due to slow progress on visiting – report

The human rights of people in care are at risk of being breached by slow progress on enabling visits and the inappropriate use of resuscitation notices, a report has warned. Restrictions introduced during the pandemic are still keeping loved ...

22 Jul 2022 at 13:52

Care home staff vacancy rate almost doubled since April, says regulator

More than one in 10 care home staff positions in England were unfilled at the end of 2021, figures suggest. The staff vacancy rate “continued to steadily increase” throughout last year to reach 11.5% at the end of December, the Care Quality ...

19 Jan 2022 at 18:26

Consultation launched to strengthen rules allowing care home and hospital visits

Care home residents and hospital patients will be able to have visitors in all circumstances under plans for new regulations aimed at stopping access to loved ones being unfairly denied. New legislation proposed by the Government would ...

21 Jun 2023 at 13:42

Hospital watchdog takes action against NHS trust over patient safety concerns

Hospital regulators have taken enforcement action against an NHS trust after patients were found to have ingested batteries and screws amidst a catalogue of failings. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) upheld its “inadequate” rating of ...

22 Sept 2023 at 06:49

Maternity services at Nottingham NHS trust no longer ‘inadequate’, says watchdog

Maternity services at an under-review NHS trust are no longer deemed inadequate after an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The watchdog upgraded its rating of overall maternity care and the safety of care given to ...

13 Sept 2023 at 00:01

‘Chaotic’ maternity unit ‘not fit for purpose’ rated inadequate by CQC

A maternity unit has been given the lowest possible rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after the regulator described it as a “chaotic environment which was not fit for purpose”. Hull Royal Infirmary, which forms part ...

09 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Minister orders special review into NHS trust that treated Nottingham killer

A “special review” has been ordered into the NHS trust where triple killer Valdo Calocane was treated for mental illness before he went on to stab three people. The healthcare watchdog has been asked to report by March on ...

29 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Major hospital trust’s rating drops from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’

One of the country’s leading NHS trusts has been downgraded from “outstanding” to “requires improvement” following a series of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections. Some staff at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS ...

24 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Nottingham victims’ families say Rishi Sunak has not ruled out public inquiry

The Government has not ruled out a public inquiry into alleged missed opportunities to stop triple killer Valdo Calocane before he stabbed three people to death, the father of one of the victims has said. The ...

30 Jan 2024 at 04:44

Family of Nottingham stabbing victim ‘disgusted’ by plan to avoid public inquiry

Family of Nottingham student slam plans for review rather than public inquiry

The family of one of the students stabbed to death in Nottingham have condemned the “disgusting” lack of calls for a public inquiry into the triple killing. Valdo Calocane stabbed 19-year-old students ...

29 Jan 2024 at 16:27

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