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Avon and Wiltshire mental health trust given CQC warning after surprise inspection

Staff shortages are impacting the quality of care

Bristol Post

Care home ordered to improve again after watchdog carries out snap inspection

Officials found that ‘people's safety was not always effectively managed and placed them at risk of harm’ -

Manchester Evening News

Hospital at centre of rape and death inquiries to close after investigation by The Independent

Exclusive: Taplow Manor, formerly owned by The Huntercombe Group, set to close after series of care concerns raised

The Independent UK

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Northumberland care boss thanks 'angels' after transforming failing care home

Birkinshaw Manor has gone from 'inadequate' to 'good' in two years

Chronicle Live

Nottingham's Creative Quarter company closing after ten years

The company says its joint owners, Nottingham City Council and Nottingham Trent University, have agreed it is an 'opportune time' for the company to end operations

Nottingham Post

Five care chains thought to make £150m a year for low-rated homes in England

Providers taking £150m a year in taxpayers’ money for private places that ‘require improvement’, Guardian estimates

The Guardian - UK

Walker care home in special measures after 'unacceptable' management failings

The Ella McCambridge Care Home has been given an 'inadequate' rating by the CQC after inspectors slammed its previous management

Chronicle Live

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Police investigating ‘sexual assault’ at scandal-hit children’s hospital as watchdog threatens closure

Exclusive: The Huntercombe Group’s two hospitals now rated inadequate following revelations of abuse and poor care by The Independent

The Independent UK

‘How would you like to be in this dump?’: families’ horror at privately run UK care homes

Operators are pocketing large sums from councils while relatives speak of shocking conditions

The Guardian - UK

English councils spent £480m on ‘inadequate’ care homes in four years

Exclusive: Investigation finds huge sums of taxpayers’ money spent on poor quality private homes

The Guardian - UK

Teenage girls took their own lives at 'chaotic and unsafe' hospital where red flags were missed

A damning report has been published following the deaths of Christie Harnett, Nadia Sharif, and Emily Moore

Chronicle Live

Care home that was put in special measures now rated 'good'

Stamford House, in Rochdale, has been praised for the turnaround in a new report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Manchester Evening News

‘I kept begging for pain relief’: the women forced to give birth without gas and air

Some hospitals are suspending supplies of gas and air, after it was found to pose health risks to midwives. What can be done to ensure pregnant women still get the help they need?

The Guardian - UK

Scandal-hit children’s hospital sanctioned by watchdog after ‘systemic abuse’ revealed

Staffordshire children’s hospital faces action after expose by The Independent

The Independent UK

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Regulator slams ambulance handover delays

One patient had to wait for almost an entire day outside of a hospital.

Liverpool Echo

Bootle GP slams care watchdog after inadequate rating

A spokesperson for North Park Health Centre said a report detailing failings at the practice was "premature"

Chronicle Live

North East Ambulance Service failings: Bosses admit no 'quick fix' for bullying problems

A damning report last month revealed major concerns about the ambulance service, including "inadequate" leadership and ambulance crews not having the proper medication available

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A good pair of socks

Braving the snowed-out streets PLUS parking woes AND Oldham Coliseum

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Evening Standard

What is the CQC? Social-care regulator accused of failing to keep care homes safe

The CQC’s traffic light ratings are increasingly important for people looking to place relatives in England’s 17,000 care homes, amid a staffing and funding crisis.

The Guardian - UK

‘We wouldn’t have sent Dad there’: CQC accused of failing to keep care homes safe

Bernard Chatting’s family relied on ‘good’ rating from CQC for Dorset care home and allege regulator’s delay in exposing risks led to his death

Daily Mirror

Worst care homes revealed in interactive map - check where your loved ones live

More than 200 care homes around England have been found to be "inadequate" by inspectors and the worst parts of the country have been revealed where standards like care and safety have not been met

Liverpool Echo

Bad care homes to be named and shamed under new policy

The new policy comes after a critical report in November on the quality of Wirral care homes

Daily Mirror

More than 17,000 NHS consultants would vote to strike in ballot next month

The British Medical Association held a consultative ballot to find out if NHS consultants would be prepared to strike over pay and pensions. It will now proceed with a formal ballot next month

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire's 5 worst-performing GP surgeries mapped

They say they are making improvements

Manchester Evening News

'We saw staff laughing at the people they were supposed to be looking after': Inspectors' worry after shocking visit to mental health hospital

Inspectors found 'disproportionate levels of restraint', 'care plans not being followed', 'people spending most of their time alone in their rooms'

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