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Coronavirus UK: Substandard care is offered in one in six homes, says watchdog

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Care homes could go out of business after Covid pandemic pushed ‘fragile’ sector closer to the edge, warns CQC report Nearly 1 in 6 care homes gave their residents substandard treatment last year In one area nearly 1 in 5 care homes are ‘inadequate’ or needing to improve CQC says figures mask deterioration in service … Read more

Care of vulnerable and frail patients is substandard in a SIXTH of all nursing homes, watchdog says

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Care of vulnerable and frail patients is substandard in a SIXTH of all nursing homes, watchdog says In West Midlands proportion of ‘inadequate’ care homes was nearly one in five  Scathing report from Care Quality Commission said figures show deterioration  More than 500 homes have been rated as needing to improve for years  By Isabella … Read more

Cheap, sub-standard American food… and why a U.S. trade deal could devastate our countryside 

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Can there be any sweeter sound than the bleating of little lambs in spring? Is there a more uplifting sight than the British countryside’s verdant patchwork of fields in May and June, banksides laced with cow parsley, and hedges and verges splashed with pink campion and foxgloves? The blue skies of past days have only … Read more