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Care homes were an ‘afterthought’ during coronavirus response, damning report

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NHS hospitals discharged 25,000 people into care homes during the peak of Britain’s Covid-19 crisis without testing them for the coronavirus, a report has revealed. Critics say the move, ordered to free up beds for an anticipated surge in seriously ill virus patients, was ‘extraordinary’ and shows care homes were an ‘afterthought’.  The National Audit … Read more

Probation staff failings ‘put public in danger’, damning new report warns 

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Probation staff failings ‘put public in danger’ and officials are not learning lessons from incidents in which freed offenders go on to commit horrific crimes, damning new report warns Chief Inspector of Probation Justin Russel says internal checks are not sufficient He says the Government is ‘not doing enough to learn from past mistakes’ System … Read more