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Mental health crisis care concordat summit meets today

Mental health crisis care concordat summit meets today

Today, representatives from the health and care sector, the police, the charity and voluntary sector, and government are meeting at the Oval in Vauxhall, South London to discuss, debate and...
Inspiring Excellence

Inspiring Excellence

Orchard Care Homes has established a new award scheme that recognises and gives credit to the cooks and kitchens of each home. The scheme has been set up as part of the company’s national...
Trusts not complying to safer sharps rules

NHS Trusts not compliant with safer sharps rules, says MindMetre

Research from MindMetre has uncovered that a number of NHS Trusts are not complying with ‘safer sharps’ rules and are putting employees at unnecessary risk of needlestick injuries and...
Lack of support services lands the vulnerable in police cells

Vulnerable people need ‘care, not custody’

Older people, children and people who are mentally unwell are being locked in cells due to a lack of health and social care provision, the police watchdog for England and Wales has found. Her...
Health and Safety Executive prosecutes care home owner

Care home owner in court after resident’s death

The owner of a Leicester care home has been fined £100,000 after a vulnerable 85-year-old resident died from serious burns. Walter Powley was admitted to Western Park View in Hinckley Road...

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