Learning disability care homes fall into special measures as watchdog finds residents 'at risk of harm'

Maxïmo Park will perform their second album ‘Our Earthly Pleasures’ at a pair of special shows later this year.The Newcastle three-piece, who released their seventh album ‘Nature Always Wins’ last week, will take to the stage at Kingston’s Pryzm (for Banquet Records) and Leeds Beckett University (for Crash Records) this September.As well as offering up cuts from their new record, Paul Smith and co.

direct to your inboxA care provider that allegedly 'missed 15 home visits in one day' has been placed in special measures after the health watchdog uncovered serious concerns.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out an inspection of Stockport-based Huggies Cares Limited after whistle-blowers raised the alarm over the service.At the start of the review it was providing personal care to 14 people in their own home.

direct to your inboxCare homes in Trafford are once again reporting coronavirus cases – and the borough’s health chief has raised concerns about rates being ‘stuck’.Director for public health Eleanor Roaf gave an update on the Covid-19 situation this morning (Wednesday).She said: “What we’re seeing at the moment in terms of cases is the rate of decline stall.“What we were seeing was our numbers going down, albeit more slowly than they were in previous lockdowns, but we’ve really stopped seeing

Perth and Kinross are currently dealing with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to NHS Tayside.That is down from the nine that were closed to admissions last week when a local health chief warned the new variant of the coronavirus was “tending to have a more sustained impact on care homes than previously.”The news comes as the Scottish Government prepares to publish guidelines on the resumption of care home visiting in March.Up to two friends and relatives will be able to visit a

direct to your inboxPiers Morgan has once again blasted people refusing to take the Covid vaccine, saying anyone working in care settings should be forced to take it.In an outburst on today’s Good Morning Britain, the host branded care workers and NHS staff who are sceptical of the vaccine as ‘selfish’.The presenter has often been outspoken about ‘anti-vaxxers’ in the past, and is an ardent supporter of consequences for those refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine when they are offered it.In this

Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has published judge Lady Smith’s findings into care provided by the Christian Brothers at St Ninian’s Residential Care Home in Falkland, Fife, between 1953 and 1983.She said that not only were children exposed to risks of sexual, physical and psychological danger, but those risks also became a reality.Lady Smith, who chaired the inquiry, said: “The overall view I formed of St Ninian’s was depressing."The brothers who were perpetrators of abuse could pursue their

Rutherglen Cemetery are facing a grave situation – after South Lanarkshire Council began investigating new plots next to their gardens without telling them.Residents on Broomieknowe Drive were stunned on Monday to wake up and find diggers had already started work testing the suitability of new lairs.The cemetery is already near to capacity, and the local authority have been looking at ways to expand the site.Previously a “border strip” had been in place to ensure that there was sufficient space

Manchester Evening News reported yesterday how police raided nine addresses on Friday morning. Six men, aged between 16 and 31, were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences and criminal damage.

Fresh from her much-talked about appearance on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, reality star Gemma Collins is being tipped for another big TV show – RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Gemma is already set for a special guest appearance in next week’s episode when she joins longterm judge Michelle Visage to play the iconic Snatch Game.

direct to your inboxPolice raided nine addresses and made six arrests as they investigate a feud between two gangs.Officers struck this morning after a number of shootings have occurred in Harpurhey since the start of the month. The latest happened on Tuesday, when police were called to reports of shots being fired and criminal damage being committed to two addresses and two cars.

The group of technology, media and telecom analysts behind research firm LightShed Partners have launched an early-stage investment fund. Through LightShed Ventures, co-founders and general partners Rich Greenfield Walter Piecyk, Brandon Ross and Jamie Roberts Seltzer will invest $75 million in the seed and series A funding rounds for TMT startups.

Sunderland.The big striker arrived from Ross County in a £300,000 deal last month.Stewart arrived with a slight hamstring issue and Black Cats boss Lee Johnson confirmed he has suffered a minor complication.Johnson, speaking on his club’s website, said: "Ross has had what we expect to be a brief setback.“It may be around a week to 10 days.“He slipped in a rehabilitation drill with the physio, and felt tightness for the first time in two to three weeks.”The 24-year-old netted six times for the

Longtime Wall Street analyst Richard Greenfield and principals at boutique research firm LightShed Partners have launched an early stage venture fund in the tech, media, telecom and consumer space.

Kinross according to one group.Volunteers at the Kinross Church centre were left overwhelmed with the offers of help that came flooding in after they said they were having difficulty getting meals to vulnerable residents.The group's minibuses were struggling in the snow, leaving centre manager Nan Cook to ask for help.And the town stepped up to the plate.Nan told the Perthshire Advertiser: “We do have minibuses but we have had great difficulty getting out.“I put a post of social media asking if

direct to your inboxA care home where inspectors found staff not wearing masks or adhering to social distancing rules has been placed in special measures.Hillbrook Grange, in Stockport, has been rated as ‘inadequate’ following a visit by health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC).A damning report says residents were not safe from abuse and ‘avoidable harm’ due to a number of serious failings.These included the unsafe management of medicines, ineffective infection control and a failure to

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coronavirus.A cluster of cases has been identified at Mossview Care Home in Lochgelly which has resulted in a further 25 residents catching Covid-19.Health chiefs have confirmed that a further 43 staff members have also been confirmed as having caught the killer bug.NHS Fife say they are working closely with the home and partner agencies in a bid to stop the virus spreading further.The home was temporarily closed to new admissions and visitors but these services have resumed following a 14