LAID BARE Elderly care system in crisis after spike in complaints about residents’ treatment

LAID BARE Elderly care system in crisis after spike in complaints about residents’ treatment

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4512083/elderly-care-system-in-crisis-after-spike-in-complaints-about-residents-treatment/ By: Brittany Vonow 21st September 2017, 12:08 am Updated: 21st September 2017, 12:08 am A new report has revealed complaints including about residents not being treated with dignity INSPECTORS are dealing with four complaints in the elderly care system everyday, a shocking new report has revealed. The critical state of the service has…

More than 100,000 terminally ill patients denied hospice care

More than 100,000 terminally ill patients denied hospice care

ByMatthew Betteridge

One in four terminally ill people who need expert end-of-life care are not receiving it because of funding pressures, the hospice movement has told Sky News. Hospice UK said as many as 118,000 people in the UK with terminal or life-limiting conditions are not able to access palliative care from its members. Britain’s 200 hospices…