This new Easy Read Guide to the Covid-19 Vaccine and Human Rights provides a summary of the relevant Human Rights and how they relate to...

On 10th November 2021 the CQC rated Mobile Medical Cover inadequate. It is an independent ambulance service providing patient transport...

On 18th November 2021 the CQC rated Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Hospital inadequate. Reasons given included: Chaplaincy and the...

An informative (and concerning) radio programme on predatory relationships involving older people with dementia is available on Radio 4....

The failure to assess mental capacity On 1st November a coroner identified the failure to assess mental capacity as an issue of concern...

On 2nd November the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Merseyside) was rated inadequate by the CQC and placed into special measures....

A new edition (November) of our popular Mental Capacity Act information sheet is now available. It has been updated with the latest...

18th November 2021, the CQC rated Lilas House as inadequate. It is a care home for six people with a learning disability and autism. The...

On 3rd November a coroner identified the failure to gain informed consent as an issue of concern in the death Rhian Emma Kate Rose who...

Three years ago, the chair of the government sponsored Independent Review of the MHA stated: ‘..we have to accept the painful reality of...

On 4th November the West General Hospital (NHS acute hospital) was rated inadequate by the CQC and placed into special measures. Reasons...

A company commissioned by the NHS to deliver regular community dialysis (clinics) to NHS patients has been rated inadequate (special...

On 4th October, the Senior Coroner for Manchester City published a report on the death of Jude Daryl Lloyd who had chronic...

The CQC published is annual ‘State of Care’ report on 22 October. It summarises the results of inspections across all registered...

The House of Commons report on lessons to be learned from the coronavirus pandemic which was published on 12 October has a detailed...

A research team is inviting Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) & AMHP educators to participate in a (20-minute) survey on...