CARE

April 1, 2019

CQC raises concerns about quality of care provided by private clinics and doctors

Just under half of independent consulting doctor services were not providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations on their first inspection.
March 25, 2019

New guidelines issued to tackle sexual violence against aid workers

The European Interagency Security Forum (EISF), hosted by Christian Aid, has launched new guidelines to help humanitarian agencies prevent, prepare for, and respond to, sexual violence against staff.
March 21, 2019

Meticulous and reticent lives 2.0

Good poetry stays in the mind. It takes root, develops and insists on keeping company with the reader.
January 29, 2019

Royal Colleges call for action on social care in Wales

The Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine have called on the Welsh government to speed up their plans to invest in social and community care services.
November 28, 2018

Howard League responds to inspection of Rainsbrook secure training centre

Howard League says it is disgraceful that children are still being placed in institutions where they are not safe.
November 20, 2018

The most severely mentally unwell wait longest for care, says report

People with severe conditions like schizophrenia are waiting an average of 14 weeks for an assessment, leaving some feeling suicidal.
September 28, 2018

£743m funding drop in Children’s early help services over five years

Budgets for ‘early intervention’ children’s services, which can help stop problems spiralling out of control, have dropped by £743 million in the last five years, according to new figures.
September 10, 2018

Safety net for older people living at home is failing, says Age UK

With the rate of avoidable emergency admissions to hospital more than doubling for over-65s and readmission happening every 90 seconds, serious action needs to be taken, says Age UK.
August 31, 2018

Family wait three years for house adaptations for disabled son

The family of a severely disabled Doncaster boy has had to wait three years for the council to provide them with the special adaptations their home needs, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.
August 29, 2018

Scottish hospital patient satisfaction at record high

People across Scotland continue to rate their experience of hospital care as highly positive.