Citizens Advice claims to be receiving and extended amount of calls regarding problems with dentistry, with dentist refusing to pay for their wrong doing, both NHS and Private, also patients are calling in regard to charges made by dentist, as patients may feel like they are being taken advantage of with evident presence of asymmetric …
In its updated version of the Provider Handbook for ‘Residential adult social care services’ April 2016, CQC has clarified the position on re-inspection timeframes. The previous wording having been somewhat ambiguous, the new handbook confirms that services rated overall ‘inadequate’ (and therefore automatically subject to the Special Measures regime) “will normally have a comprehensive inspection …
An audit by the Royal College of physicians exposed hospitals for not informing family members when loved ones are on the verge of dying and instead ‘deal in euphemisms’ rather than being truthful with the family members. A survey showed that 1 in 20 people were not informed about the critical state of a patient …
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New national guidelines have recommended that pregnant women with epilepsy should be treated by a specialist healthcare team to prevent unnecessary deaths. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) warned that pregnancy can be a difficult time for women if they’re having to manage seizure control, tiredness and risks linked to some epilepsy medicines …
Plans to scrap bursaries for students studying to become front-line health workers has caused 20 groups let by the royal college of nursing to send a letter to the prime minister explaining the possible outcome of his actions, such as students being put off working for the NHS which could in turn have further long …
Valerie Watts, Chief Executive of the Health and Social Care Board recently signed the International Declaration on Elder Abuse, in order to support World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on behalf of the Health and Social care board. Research has shown that 2% of the population over the age of 65 are exposed to some form …
The preferred replacement for Sir Michael Wilshaw as chief inspector of Education is Amanda Spielman, the current chair of Ofqual, the exams regulator. Sir Michael Wilshaw ends his five-year tenure at Ofsted at the end of this year with Amanda Spielman set to replace him. Education secretary, Nicky Morgan MP said of her recommendation for …
A collaboration of care homes in the local area of East Suffolk aims to improve the health and wellbeing of the local area. East Suffolk Forum is a newly formed partnership between care homes and commissioners which hopes to be able to draw upon pools of shared local knowledge and best practice in order to …
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The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Government to review the impact of the National Living Wage (NLW) on social care in the UK by November 2016. The PAC published a report which found that personal care budgets were not being consistently given to community care users despite the Care Act 2014 requiring all …
As we approach the referendum on the UK remaining in the European Union (EU) it is a good time to assess the merits of each side of the argument for health and social care. The dominant argument both for and against remaining in the EU centres on recruitment of those that work in social care. …
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