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Hospital failure regime extended to care homes
The process was introduced by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) a year ago at 11 failing trusts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28308104
A system of special measures designed to improve failing hospitals in England is to be extended to care homes, the government is expected to announce.
The process was introduced by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) a year ago at 11 failing trusts.
Most have since made progress – although only five have been or are being taken out of special measures.
Britain’s ‘hidden army’ of 2.5m male carers
The needs of unpaid carers as a ‘female issue’ is wrong, according to Carers Trust.
New research from the charity shows that 42% of unpaid carers are male – 2.5 million men in the UK.
The new report by Carers Trust, the largest charity for carers in the UK and the Men’s Health Forum, the charity that works to improve men’s health services and the health of men, shows male carers have problems with employment and health.
Hospice is first in country to appoint mental health nurse as dementia cases increase
A DURHAM hospice has become the first in the country to appoint a special mental health nurse to address the growing numbers of people with dementia.
Sharron Tolman has joined the staff at St Cuthbert’s Hospice in Durham City.
The North East’s first Admiral Nurse is employed by the hospice but will get clinical supervision through the Admiral Nurse organisation, which is supported by Dementia UK.
