Elderly patients could be put at risk by pressure to empty NHS beds, warns social care chief inspector

Elderly patients could be put at risk by pressure to empty NHS beds, warns social care chief inspector

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/18/elderly-patient-could-put-risk-pressure-empty-nhs-beds-warns/ By:Laura Donnelly, health editor  Pressures on hospitals to empty thousands of beds ahead of winter could risk the safety of frail elderly patients, the chief inspector of social care has warned. Andrea Sutcliffe said she was concerned that vulnerable patients would be moved into inadequate facilities, after councils were told funding…

X’s case is only latest in shocking saga of children’s mental health care

X’s case is only latest in shocking saga of children’s mental health care

ByMatthew Betteridge

Judge’s candour over ‘disgraceful lack of provision’ for vulnerable 17-year-old again highlights CAMHS’ inadequacy – but nothing changes Sir James Munby’s 19-page judgment on X’s situation contains many views expressed with notably more candour than appeal court judges usually deploy. But one in particular will resonate with children with mental health problems and their families who have…