Wales child abuse: Theresa May launches inquiry – BBC News
“Home Secretary Theresa May has announced a new police inquiry into allegations of child abuse in north Wales in the 1970s and 1980s.”
BBC News, 6th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: care homes
Theresa May to announce Wales abuse probe plans – BBC News
“Plans for a fresh inquiry into allegations of child abuse in north Wales are to be outlined to MPs later by Home Secretary Theresa May.”
BBC News, 6th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Winterbourne View abusers sentenced – Crown Prosecution Service
“11 people have been sentenced for ill-treating patients at the Winterbourne View care home near Bristol.”
Crown Prosecution Service, 26th October 2012
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
Winterbourne View: Care workers jailed for abuse – BBC News
“Six out of 11 care workers who admitted a total of 38 charges of neglect or abuse of patients at a private hospital have been jailed.”
BBC News, 26th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Care home chains face extra regulation – The Guardian
“Leading care home chains and providers of care for people in their own homes are to face new controls following the collapse of Southern Cross, the biggest company in the sector.”
The Guardian, 25th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abuse in care homes: corporate liability – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“It has been reported that three healthcare assistants have been charged with wilful neglect and ill treatment of patients following an investigation into the alleged abuse of elderly patients at Whipps Cross Hospital in north London.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 10th October 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Social Services – 11 KBW
“This paper covers 5 topics:
(1) the Social Services (Wales) Bill;
(2) the Mental Health (Wales) Measure;
(3) the role of resources in decisions to provide services and challenges
to decisions about direct payments;
(4) challenges to decisions setting care home fees, and
(5) the relationship between community care and the best interests
jurisdiction.”
Full story (PDF)
11 KBW, 17th August 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Winterbourne View abuse: report criticises authorities for failing to act – The Guardian
“The shocking catalogue of abuse at a care home first exposed by a TV investigation has been laid bare in a damning report.”
The Guardian, 7th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hertfordshire NHS Trust fined over care home death – BBC News
“An NHS trust has been fined £150,000 and told to pay £326,345 costs over the killing of a female care worker at a residential home in Bedfordshire.”
BBC News, 19th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Five men found guilty of paying for sexual services of children in Derby – The Guardian
“Five men who preyed on vulnerable teenage girls for sex have been found guilty of paying for the sexual services of a child.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Care system failures breach children’s human rights – UK Human Rights Blog
“A & S v. Lancashire County Council [2012] EWHC 1689. The poor quality of provision for children in care was much in the headlines last week. A highly critical report by the Deputy Children’s Commissioner, which found children in many privately run care homes were at high risk of suffering violent or sexual abuse, was followed by the Government’s announcement of plans to speed up the adoption process and allow families who wish to adopt children to foster them first.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Social care costs cap wins favour – BBC News
“Legislation to change the funding of social care for elderly and disabled people in England could be introduced during this Parliament, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said.”
BBC News, 7th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Children in care to get more protection against ‘export trade’ – The Guardian
“The government will announce measures to end the ‘export trade’ in vulnerable children around the English regions that has led to concentrations of care homes, some a short walk away from convicted sex offenders.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CQC: Half of care homes ‘failing vulnerable patients’ – Daily Telegraph
“Nearly half of Britain’s care facilities are failing to provide adequate care for vulnerable adults, an official inquiry has concluded.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Theresa May announces blanket ban on age discrimination of patients – The Guardian
“Doctors will be in breach of the law from October if they withhold medical help to patients purely on the basis of their age, the home secretary Theresa May will announce on Tuesday in a tightening of Britain’s age discrimination laws.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
GP practice ‘offloaded vulnerable patients to save money’ – The Guardian
“A GP practice run by a doctor who has been of one of the most prominent supporters of Andrew Lansley’s health reforms de-registered elderly and disabled care home patients to save money, an NHS investigation has found.”
The Guardian, 31st May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ofsted turns sights on children’s home at centre of Rochdale sex abuse ring – The Independent
” The privately-owned children’s home accused of failing to protect a victim of the Rochdale sex abuse ring is being investigated by standards watchdogs.”
The Independent, 16th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Care home criticised as resident is sentenced for murdering schoolboy – The Independent
“A private care home was criticised by a judge today as he sentenced a mentally ill resident to life for killing an innocent schoolboy.”
The Independent, 16th May 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
NHS watchdog not ready for new responsibilities, say MPs – The Guardian
“England’s NHS regulator should not be allowed to take on new responsibilities planned under the government’s health reforms, according to a damning report by MPs.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Care worker Sean Abbott jailed for assaults on elderly – BBC News
“A care worker who assaulted two elderly residents at a nursing home in South Tyneside has been jailed for a year.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
