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Leeds City Council failed children with special needs
Leeds City Council failed children with special needs
There were “serious and extensive failures” in the way Leeds City Council treated three children with special educational needs, a report has found.
In one case, a severely disabled girl could not communicate as her carers did not know sign language, according to the local government ombudsman.
Leeds City Council said it “fully accepted” the ombudsman’s findings.
Bedsores: the treatable killer
Bedsores: the treatable killer
Bedsores are caused in the main by neglectful nursing care for the bed-ridden. Why are we allowing it to happen?
7:30AM BST 11 Jul 2011
The nurse pulled back the covers and I recoiled instinctively. It wasn’t so much the sight of the raw flesh that made me feel ill as the smell.
“It must have been like this for months,” said the nurse. “How can they claim to be caring for this poor woman when they leave her to develop sores like this?”
Southern Cross set to shut down and stop running homes
Southern Cross set to shut down and stop running homes
“It is currently envisaged that the existing group will cease to be an operator of homes,” an update on the restructuring process said.
As a result, trading in the company’s shares has been suspended.
