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'No excuse' for care service failures, says health minister

Health minister Norman Lamb has said there is "no excuse" for the further mistreatment of patients moved from failed care home Winterbourne View.A BBC Panorama report on Monday is due to reveal new safety alerts have been issued for some former patients.The Lib Dem minister said it would highlight the "unacceptable failures" still crippling care commissioning.The report comes after six workers were jailed for ill treating and neglecting patients at the now closed hospital.Another five former support workers were convicted at Bristol Crown Court for the ill-treatment of patients there.

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1 Nov 2012
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Hurricane Sandy

This is just a short post from a disabled person in London, England, wishing all disabled and elderly people safety and support during Hurricane Sandy as it hits New York City and any other parts of America it may choose to visit.

1 Nov 2012
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The best of your ability

As regular readers of this blog will know, I am very candid about dementia and the experiences my dad had during his 19 years with this disease. It should come as no surprise then that this post is on one of the most sensitive subjects in dementia care, and one that has polarised opinions amongst many people that I know. Indeed the merits or otherwise of it divide clinicians, therapists and relatives alike - everyone searching for the 'right' answer.

1 Nov 2012
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