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Report highlights hospital and care home standards

Posted on March 19, 2013 by admin

Staff in hospitals and care homes are helping to meet the needs of older patients and residents in most cases, but a report shows that there is still room for improvement. Continue reading →

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Dementia patient numbers soar

Posted on February 28, 2013 by admin

Less than half of dementia sufferers living in care homes enjoy a good quality of life, a charity has warned as it revealed that record numbers of people in care homes have the condition. Continue reading →

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Hike in drugs given to older patients after care home admission

Posted on February 21, 2013 by admin

The dispensing of psychotropic drugs to older people increases on entry to care homes, according to the findings of a study in Northern Ireland. Continue reading →

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Cameron calls on new nurses to be ‘care makers’

Posted on January 4, 2013 by admin

Newly qualified nurses acting as “care makers” will be sent into hospitals and care homes to help improve care standards under a package of nursing policies due to be unveiled today by prime minster David Cameron. Continue reading →

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Government plans new hospital rating system

Posted on November 28, 2012 by admin

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to introduce a new Ofsted style rating system for hospitals and care homes to end the “crisis of care” in some parts of the system. Continue reading →

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Poor care cases represent ‘tragic wake-up call’, says patient group

Posted on November 22, 2012 by admin

A report giving examples of substandard care in hospitals and care homes is calling for changes to be made to the health service. Continue reading →

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Audit of care home diabetes care starts

Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin

A drive to improve the quality of diabetes care in care homes has been launched. Continue reading →

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Audit of care home diabetes care starts

Posted on August 28, 2012 by admin

A drive to improve the quality of diabetes care in care homes has been launched. Continue reading →

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Government pledges action on care home failings

Posted on June 27, 2012 by admin

The government has pledged to drive up standards in care homes for people with learning disabilities after a watchdog’s report claimed nearly half were substandard. Continue reading →

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Lansley outlines new NHS information strategy

Posted on May 21, 2012 by admin

Reducing the amount of paperwork done by midwives and introducing barcode technology in care homes were among the goals set out in the government’s new NHS Information Strategy. Continue reading →

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