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Care provider prosecuted by CQC after vulnerable dementia suffer dies at nursing home

Care provider prosecuted by CQC after vulnerable dementia patient dies at nursing home

A care provider that failed in its duty to provide safe care and treatment has been fined £190,000 by Bradford Magistrates’ Court. The CQC brought the prosecution following the death...
Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust rated Good by CQC

Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust rated Good by CQC

England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals has rated the services provided by Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as Good following an inspection by the Care Quality...
LGBT people face discrimination as they die, says Marie Curie report

LGBT people face discrimination as they die, says Marie Curie

74% of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people are not confident that health and social care services provide sensitive end of life care for their needs, according to research published today...
Stronger measures needed to safeguard adults receiving personal budgets for social care, says Public Accounts Committee

Stronger measures needed to safeguard adults receiving personal budgets for social care, says Public Accounts Committee

A report from The Public Accounts Committee has warned that stronger measures are needed to safeguard the interests of adults receiving personal budgets for social care. The report expresses...
Lack of support and community awareness damaging life chances of UK’s carers, says Carers UK

Lack of support and community awareness damaging life chances of UK’s carers, says Carers UK

The life chances of many of the unpaid 6.5 million carers in the UK are being damaged by inadequate support from local services, according to new research launched today by Carers UK. The...
55% of local authorities spending less on services for disabled people and carers since Care Act, says disability charity

Over half of local authorities spending less on services for disabled people and carers since Care Act, says disability charity

Research published today by disability charity Revitalise has shown that 55% of England's Local Authorities have spent less overall on services for disabled people and carers since the...
Almost 75% care homes previously rated Inadequate have improved, says CQC

Almost 75% care homes previously rated Inadequate have improved, says CQC

Nearly three quarters of care homes originally rated Inadequate have improved their ratings following re-inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).  As a result, over 12,000 people...
Ombudsman report highlights NHS service failures and poor complaints handling

Ombudsman report highlights NHS service failures and poor complaints handling

Too many people who complain to the NHS are not getting the answers they deserve when things go wrong, a Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report has shown.  The report outlines...

Quality of care under threat in NHS, says King’s Fund

Nearly two-thirds of NHS trust finance directors and more than half of clinical commissioning groups (CCG) finance leads say the quality of patient care in their area has deteriorated over the past...

CQC publish reports on adult social care in Central region

In the past week the CQC has published 110 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across the Central region. Following recent inspections, 75 of these care homes and...

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