Category Archives: Older care
Gov’t poised to rescue residents if Southern Cross fails
Gov’t poised to rescue residents if Southern Cross fails
- Story by: Marc Shoffman
- Magazine: FinancialAdviser
- Published Thursday , June 23, 2011
The government has insisted that arrangements are in place to protect residents if troubled care homes operator Southern Cross fails.
Widow calls for cover-up carers to be struck off
Widow calls for cover-up carers to be struck off
Pippa Chambers , Reporter Thursday, June 23, 2011
7:00 AM
A HEARTBROKEN widow says the care workers who covered up a serious accident which led to the death her husband should be jailed and struck off the medical register.
Margaret Lewis holding a photo of her husband colin, Neva road, Weston.
After a two-week trial at Bristol Crown Court two former employees of Penlee Nursing Home, Weston, were found guilty of neglecting a person who lacked capacity.
Plans under way to tackle ageism in the NHS
Plans under way to tackle ageism in the NHS
As evidence accumulates that elderly people suffer worse treatment than the young on the NHS, the Government and health watchdogs have devised a series of plans to tackle the problem.
By Martin Beckford, Health Correspondent
7:00AM BST 22 Jun 2011
They range from making age discrimination illegal to carrying out spot checks on hospital geriatric wards.
However it has been claimed that the problem is down to the culture in the health service and the attitude of staff, and that new laws and more rigorous checks may only increase bureaucracy rather than improving care.
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