Category: care workers

Joyce v Secretary of State for Health – WLR Daily

Posted August 12th, 2008 in appeals, care workers, law reports, tribunals by sally

Joyce v Secretary of State for Health [2008] EWHC 1891(Admin); [2008] WLR (D) 290

“Where a care worker challenged a finding of misconduct which had resulted in her being placed by the Secretary of State on a list of those considered unsuitable to work with vulnerable adults, the Care Standards Tribunal was entitled on appeal to consider allegations of misconduct not entertained by the Secretary of State at the initial decision-making stage, provided it acted fairly.”

WLR Daily, 11th August 2008

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Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Care worker is jailed for murder – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2008 in care workers, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A care worker who murdered a disabled man for his £70,000 inheritance fund has been told she will spend at least 30 years in jail.”

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BBC News, 31st July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Patient’s sex attack carer jailed – BBC News

Posted July 29th, 2008 in care workers, elderly, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A care worker has been jailed for nine years for carrying out a ‘vicious’ sex attack on an elderly patient at a nursing home.”

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BBC News, 29th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Carer guilty of ‘sadistic’ attack – BBC News

Posted July 10th, 2008 in assault, care workers, elderly, news by sally

“A carer has been convicted of a sadistic sexual assault on an elderly dementia patient he was supposed to be looking after in a nursing home.”

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BBC News, 9th July 2008

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New rules ‘risk carers shortage’ – BBC News

Posted June 30th, 2008 in care workers, immigration, news, Wales by sally

“Many foreign staff working in care homes in Wales are facing uncertainty because of new work permit guidance, a BBC Wales investigation has found.”

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BBC News, 30th June 2008

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Smith (Jean) v Northamptonshire County Council – Times Law Reports

Posted March 25th, 2008 in care workers, health & safety, law reports, personal injuries, strict liability by sally

Smith (Jean) v Northamptonshire County Council

Court of Appeal

“A council which had no control over a ramp not on its property was not strictly liable to an employee who was injured on it.”

The Times, 24th March 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Regina (Wright and Others) v Secretary of State for Health and Another – Times Law Reports

Posted November 16th, 2007 in care workers, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina (Wright and Others) v. Secretary of State for Health and Another

Court of Appeal

“Those who worked with vulnerable adults should be given the opportunity to make representations before being placed on a list preventing them doing such work.”

The Times, 16th November 2007

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication