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April 26, 2024

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Category: Safeguarding

More needs to be done to protect children at risk of harm, says CQC

More needs to be done to protect children at risk of harm, says CQC

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has urged healthcare staff and leaders to do more to identify and listen to children at risk of harm. The ‘Not seen, not heard’ report acknowledges...

Oxfordshire care home and council not up to ‘expected standard’ handling neglect complaint, says Ombudsman

An investigation into a complaint at an Oxfordshire care home, which resulted in a dementia patient’s death, has shown substandard investigations by the care home and council are to...
Independent Age launches new safeguarding leaflet to help vulnerable older adults

Independent Age launches new safeguarding leaflet to help vulnerable older adults

Independent Age have published a new leaflet to help older people, their families and carers recognise the signs of abuse and understand where to go for help. The charity grew concerned about the...
Guidance on personal budgets in mental health launched

Guidance on personal budgets in mental health launched

Organisations introducing personal health budgets in mental health need to be prepared for change as patients opt to spend money on non-traditional treatments such as training courses and help...
Families believe thousands of complaints about care homes have been ignored

Care safeguarding system is failing, say families

Thousands of complaints about substandard elderly care in England were lodged last year, a BBC investigation has found. Researchers for 5 live Investigates discovered that 14,888 claims about...
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