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We are told today that the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have discovered that some older people are not cared for in a dignified and respectful way and that as a result their human rights are not being met.  To those close to the industry, this is no surprise at all.  In fact the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in their last report 2010/11 stated that “One of the outcomes we look at covers ‘effective, safe and appropriate care’. For both NHS and adult social care providers, failure to meet the regulations on this outcome was one of the three most common reasons why we served compliance actions”. Read full article »