care

Nearly 3,000 patients a day face corridor care in NHS

New data reveals sheer scale of patients in England being treated in unsafe and undignified make-shift areas. Source link

2 months ago

‘A disease you get when you care for someone’: WHO on the Ebola frontline

Early detection and community mobilisation remain critical to saving lives, as potential treatments and vaccines are being still being assessed,…

3 months ago

'I forgot what it feels like to be outside' – First rooftop intensive care ward opens

The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill…

3 months ago

Early care scheme could prevent thousands of miscarriages a year

Current rules state that three unsuccessful pregnancies are needed to trigger NHS support - but a pilot project could bring…

4 months ago

Care home manager struck off over 'horrific' restraining of disabled person

A tribunal hearing criticised Janette Donnelly's use of force at Millport Care Centre was "unnecessary". Source link

4 months ago

Calls for boost in mother and baby units after woman sent 90 miles for care

A spokesperson for NHS England in North East and Yorkshire said: "MBUs are commissioned as specialised services and based on…

5 months ago

'Moment of reckoning' needed in social care, says Louise Casey

The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system…

5 months ago

Arranging social care can be “horrendous”, Baroness Casey tells BBC

The independent commission started work last summer. It has been examining the problems facing the care system in England and…

6 months ago

Parents of gravely ill child refused respite care

Tilly's parents want a few hours respite care at home. Source link

6 months ago

Parents of seriously ill child tell of ‘exhaustion’ after being refused respite care

Meanwhile, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust said: "We continue to provide a package of support for Tilly, including occupational…

6 months ago