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Care home fined following death of vulnerable resident

A care home operator has been fined £400,000 for safety breaches, following the death of a vulnerable resident at a care home in Scotland. Read More

Care provider fined £450,000 for health and safety breaches, following death of a vulnerable adult

Care provider, The Richmond Fellowship Scotland, has been fined after being found guilty of health and safety breaches after a vulnerable adult with severe learning difficulties drowned in a bath. Read More

Care home fined £46k after woman dies in fire

A care home has been fined £46,000 for health and safety breaches after a 95-year-old resident died in a fire. Read More

New fire safety guides introduced in Scotland

Multiple new fire safety guides have been introduced in Scotland, including practical guidance for existing high-rise domestic buildings. Read More

Caring for those who care

WHO publishes guide for the development and implementation of occupational health and safety programmes for health workers. Read More

BUPA ordered to pay over £1m for fire safety failings following death of care home resident

A care home business, run by private health care provider BUPA, has been fined £1.04m after a resident died in a fire while smoking at one of its care homes. Read More

Care home company fined after resident choked to death

HC-One Limited has been fined following an incident when a resident choked to death on a jam doughnut. Read More

Company and care home owner admit criminal liability after care home resident dies following lift fall

A lift maintenance company has been sentenced and a care home owner cautioned after a resident and care worker plunged four metres to the basement in a faulty lift at a residential care home. Read More

COVID-19 vaccines set to be compulsory for all frontline NHS staff in England

Sajid Javid has said that all frontline NHS staff in England will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Read More

Nursing home owner pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter

Aster Healthcare has pleaded guilty after a dementia patient in its care died after being placed in a scalding bath. Read More



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