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Norfolk care home accused of waking residents with loud music to save money

The Guardian

The management of Iceni Care Home in Swaffham, Norfolk, received repeated complaints about the practice this summer, as concerned staff said vulnerable residents were being treated as if they were “on a farm” in order to reduce the workload on daycare staff.

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‘Risk of future deaths’: coroner issues rare warning to health secretary over hospitals crisis

The Guardian

Inquest into case of a 61-year-old Norfolk woman left in an ambulance queue triggers challenge to Steve Barclay A coroner has urged the health secretary to take action to prevent needless deaths after a woman died of heart failure following a four-hour wait in the back of an ambulance.

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‘I’m one of the lucky ones, I’m financially OK’: welcome to ageing Britain, where pensioners outnumber children

The Guardian

Their attitude is amazing,” says Sterne, who calls her class the “crème de la crème” of the north Norfolk town’s older population. A few opt to exercise from a chair during the floor work, but everyone has put their all into the hour. Continue reading.

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Why Assess?

The Critical Blog

I wouldn’t, however, go as far as Norfolk County Council ( 2018 ) who removed the written referral altogether – this step had the right objective in mind, but I would still expect any professional to be willing to put a serious concern in writing, and would be wary of any who refused. New York: New American Library.