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Pensioner, 71, who thought she was having 'heart attack' waited nine hours for an ambulance'

"I was one of the lucky ones that escaped but there are many cases where people will die in ambulances”

Wales Online

Concerns over shared sleeping accommodation at Nottinghamshire NHS trust

Showers on one ward were also found not to have properly worked for two years

Nottingham Post

Scandal-hit mental health services branded unsafe and ordered to change amid patient abuse allegations

The CQC carried out inspections at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester Evening News

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GP practice co-run by ex-Oldham cabinet member for health told to improve

The Chapel Street GP surgery in Royton has been rated ‘requires improvement’ overall after being inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

Manchester Evening News

Former Jet2 worker and partner ran illegal black market baby scan clinic in lockdown

Teri Horton, 30, and David Jones, 35, have been convicted of running an illegal baby scan clinic during the pandemic, which put mothers-to-be and parents at "horrendous risk"

Daily Mirror

Care workers arrested on suspicion of administering noxious substance and neglect

Detectives visited a Bolton care home after receiving information from a whistleblower

Manchester Evening News

Law firm to investigate if any bosses were to blame for alleged abuse of patients at mental health unit

'The purpose of this investigation is to ascertain whether any individual or individuals employed by the Trust in a leadership capacity have caused or contributed towards failings in patient care'

Manchester Evening News

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Home caring service 'now safe' but still 'requires improvement'

CQC says provider must now be 'consistent'

Manchester Evening News

Anfield care home could be shut down after yet another failure

The Lower Breck Road site remains in special measures and faces the prospect of being closed

Liverpool Echo

Care home put into special measures after injuries unreported

The town centre care home failed to report injuries to the local authority and the CQC

Liverpool Echo

Care home boss banished amid shocking allegations of verbal abuse, poor treatment and coercive behaviour

Mary B Rushe, who ran Rushes House, in Marple, was barred from the property by Stockport council bosses after new staff raised concerns over the care and treatment of people at the home.

Manchester Evening News

Staff at closed West Bridgford care home 'laughed at resident shouting for help'

The CQC also criticised the home for 'not treating people with dignity'

Nottingham Post

Mental health patients held ‘unlawfully’ in A&Es across the country, experts warn

Exclusive: NHS trust warns it had 15 patients waiting for mental health care within its A&E, as bed crisis worsens

The Independent UK

Liverpool testing firm told to improve by health regulator

The Care Quality Commission had concerns about DAM Health

Liverpool Echo

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North East teens tragically took their own lives after 'appalling' NHS mental health care

Christie Harnett, Nadia Sharif, and Emily Moore, all died within an eight-month period after long mental health battles

Daily Mirror

Care home shut down after repeatedly failing to take action over abuse claims

Trelawney House care home, in the village of Breage, Cornwall, had so few staff that one person was regularly locked in their own room, a Care Quality Commission inspection found

Liverpool Echo

Care homes in Anfield out of special measures but remain under scrutiny

Both sites had been heavily criticised earlier this year

The Guardian - UK

‘This cannot go on’: rise in under-18s on adult psychiatric wards in UK

Services struggle to meet the needs of children with mental health issues as adult units see 30% more admissions of younger people

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Manchester Evening News

'Serious injury from staircase fall' triggers damning CQC report at care home

The incident led to a serious injury and triggered an inspection from the Care Quality Commission

Nottingham Post

Notts mental health hospital remains in special measures over medication and restraint concerns

A health watchdog found 11 medication errors in a review

The Independent UK

‘My time in a children’s mental health hospital left me with PTSD’

The Independent has spoken to 22 young women who allege awful treatment in private mental health hospital units across a decade from 2012 to 2022. Here some of them recount their experiences

The Independent UK

Pinned down, force-fed and drugged into ‘zombie-like’ state: ‘Systemic abuse’ at children’s hospitals revealed

Investigation: Private mental health group was paid £190m by NHS despite hundreds of warnings over care, reports Rebecca Thomas

The Independent UK

Drop in satisfaction with mental health services is ‘concerning’, says regulator

Just 40% of people said they had ‘definitely’ seen services enough for their needs.

The Independent UK

Harm to patients ‘normalised’ as ‘burned-out’ paramedics work without breaks, care watchdog warns

Senior ambulance staff warn patient harm due to delays has become ‘normalised’

Nottingham Post

Nottingham GP practice put in special measures after inspection found care 'did not always keep patients safe'

The surgery cares for more than 4,000 patients

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