Annual Reports

Ofsted: An Ofsted report looking at art, craft & design education in schools & colleges has found that after getting off to a confident early start, pupils’ progress slowed during primary school and was no better than satisfactory at the start of secondary school.  

The report, Making a mark: art, craft and design 2008-2011, shows that weaknesses in the teaching of drawing have not been addressed since Ofsted’s last report.
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CQC: The Care Quality Commission has published a further 18 reports from a targeted programme of 150 unannounced inspections of hospitals & care homes that care for people with learning disabilities.
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RoSPA: There were 420 water-related deaths from accidents or natural causes across the UK in 2010, according to a report published recently by the National Water Safety Forum (NWSF).  The report reveals that, as in previous years, the highest number of fatalities (52%) happened in inland waters such as rivers, canals, lakes, lochs, reservoirs and ponds.
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ScotGovNHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde is the first health board to come under scrutiny through a programme of inspections to look at care for older people in hospitals. Health Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon, established the inspection programme, which is being carried out by Healthcare Improvement Scotland, to ensure acute hospitals are providing high standards of care for older people. Every general hospital which cares for older people will be inspected, as part of the inspection schedule.
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ScotGov: NHS staff were congratulated last week as Health Protection Scotland’s Point Prevalence Survey shows infections in Scotland's hospitals have reduced by a third since 2006. 
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ScotGov: Updated statistics on planning performance in Scotland have been released by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.
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Ofgem: Customers are seeing a steady improvement in their overall satisfaction with the complaints handling processes of the largest energy suppliers, but further action is required according to Ofgem’s annual customer complaints survey.
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