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An NHS trust has been fined £80,000 after one of its patients fell from the roof of a ward, despite it being warned about its potential danger in 2011.
The patient climbed on to the roof of Applewood Ward in Swindon in 2016. He fell off and was seriously hurt, after refusing to come down for 11 hours. The patient broke his leg and fractured his skull and jaw in the fall.
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) was fined £80,000 after pleading guilty to an offence of failing to provide safe care and treatment resulting in avoidable harm to one patient and putting others at serious risk of avoidable harm.
The trust said it had made significant changes to improve.
Some 150 people had to be evacuated when a devastating fire broke out at Beechmere supported living complex in Crewe.
More than 70 firefighters worked through the night to tackle a blaze in response to being alerted to a fire in the roof of the complex shortly after 4.30pm yesterday.
Neighbours as well as fire fighters helped get elderly residents out of the burning building which is home to 50 residents.
They were called at shortly before 5am on Sunday August 4th to reports that an unknown man had been found in a room of New Thursby Nursing Home on Clifton Drive with a resident who had been subjected to a sexual assault.
Josh Haworth, 18, of St Anne’s was arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual touching, burglary and criminal damage. Following consultation with the CPS, he was charged with attempted rape, sexual assault, trespass with intent to rape and criminal damage.
A 16-year-old boy arrested shortly after the incident on suspicion of rape and burglary was released under investigation pending further enquiries. He has now been released without charge in relation to this incident.
The victim and their family are being cared for by professionals and continue to be supported by specialist officers.
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A resident died following a fire in his room.
London Fire Brigade said the home, which is operated by Lee Valley Care Services, had been warned about safety failings prior to the fire which led to the death of a resident.
Following a visit to Queens Court in November 2015, fire inspecting officers raised concerns around fire doors, fire safety management and a lack of a proper fire risk assessment at the home.
An audit by fire safety officers following the fire found no evidence the home had been working on the issues raised.
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A Hartlepool nursing home provider has been fined £24,000 and costs of £14,000 following the death of an 83-year-old woman.
The Hospital of God at Greatham, which previously pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment, was prosecuted at Tyneside Magistrates Court.
The court heard how the 83-year-old woman, who was admitted to Gretton Court November 2015, was provided with bed rails and passive infrared sensors due to her being at risk of falling from her bed.
The provider was found to have failed to ensure that staff responsible for the safe use of bed rails had received appropriate training and a relevant safety policy was not available.
Investigations by the CQC found that the bed rails were also broken during the time of the woman’s death.