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Court of Protection approves arrangements for safeguarding Article 8 rights of detained man – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted January 7th, 2013 in care homes, Court of Protection, detention, human rights, mental health, news by sally

“On 11 December 2012 Mr Justice Mostyn handed down judgment in J Council v GU and others [2012] EWHC 3531 (COP) approving arrangements aimed at safeguarding the Article 8 (private and family life) rights of a 57 year old man detained under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in a private care home. At seven pages, the judgment was admirably concise.”

UK Human Rights Blog, 7th January 2013

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Winterbourne View scandal prompts new care guidelines – The Guardian

Posted December 10th, 2012 in abuse of position of trust, autism, care homes, learning difficulties, news, reports by sally

“Ministers will on Monday order a programme of action intended to remove up to 1,500 people with learning disabilities and autism from private hospitals such as the Winterbourne View unit where a regime of abuse and humiliation was exposed.”

The Guardian, 10th December 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Care home regulation criticised by Norman Lamb – BBC News

Posted December 3rd, 2012 in care homes, consultations, news by sally

“Regulation of the care sector is not fit for purpose, care minister Norman Lamb has said as he unveiled proposals on English care homes for consultation.”

BBC News, 1st December 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Council ‘failed to consider differing needs of elderly and dementia patients when setting care home fees’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 9th, 2012 in care homes, disability discrimination, elderly, equality, judicial review, local government, mental health, news by tracey

“A group of care homes has won a legal challenge against their local council, after accusing it of setting care fees too low and putting elderly and frail people at serious risk.”

Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Home Secretary’s statement on historic allegations of child abuse in north Wales – Home Office

Posted November 8th, 2012 in care homes, child abuse, news, Wales by sally

“In 1991, North Wales Police conducted an investigation into allegations that, throughout the 1970s and 1980s, children in homes that were managed and supervised by Clwyd County Council were sexually and physically abused. The result of the police investigation was eight prosecutions and seven convictions of former care workers.”

Home Office, 6th November 2012

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Wales child abuse: Theresa May launches inquiry – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2012 in care homes, child abuse, inquiries, news, sexual offences, Wales by sally

“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

Theresa May to announce Wales abuse probe plans – BBC News

Posted November 6th, 2012 in care homes, child abuse, inquiries, news, Wales by sally

“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

Posted October 29th, 2012 in abuse of position of trust, care homes, care workers, news, sentencing by sally

“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

Posted October 26th, 2012 in care homes, news, sentencing by tracey

“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

Posted October 26th, 2012 in care homes, insolvency, news by tracey

“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

Posted October 11th, 2012 in care homes, corporate manslaughter, elderly, negligence, news, wilful neglect by sally

“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

Winterbourne View abuse: report criticises authorities for failing to act – The Guardian

Posted August 8th, 2012 in assault, care homes, care workers, local government, mental health, news, reports by sally

“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

Posted July 20th, 2012 in care homes, care workers, health & safety, homicide, mental health, news by tracey

“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

Posted July 16th, 2012 in care homes, child abuse, news, sexual grooming by sally

“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

Posted July 11th, 2012 in care homes, children, guardianship, human rights, local government, negligence, news by tracey

“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

Posted July 9th, 2012 in budgets, care homes, community care, contribution, disabled persons, elderly, local government, news by sally

“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

Posted July 3rd, 2012 in care homes, children, news, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

“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

Posted June 25th, 2012 in care homes, complaints, inquiries, news, professional conduct, whistleblowers by sally

“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

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