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Watchdog backs DNS call for national audit of ‘out-of-area’ placements

24/08/2012 – 9:00 am

The care watchdog has backed calls for a national audit to find out how many people with learning difficulties have been abandoned in institutions far from their original homes.
The call for an audit was made by Disability News Service (DNS) after last week’s publication of a serious case review (SCR) into the “appalling and systematically [...]

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CQC boss refuses to quit over board member’s mental health claims

23/08/2012 – 9:00 am

The chair of the care watchdog has refused to resign after casting doubt on the mental health of a whistleblowing member of her board who raised concerns about the way the organisation was being run.
Dame Jo Williams has repeatedly been criticised for her performance as chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) since she was [...]

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