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QUITE a few Dorset brand names have become known across the nation – and in some cases the world.

Tragic Covid-19 death toll across Merton care homes revealed The tragic coronavirus death toll across Merton care homes has been revealed by the nation’s care watchdog in newly published figures. The Care Quality Commission said it was publishing figures on death notifications it received from named homes for the first time in a bid to be transparent, following earlier requests to share the data. The organisation said releasing the information earlier in the pandemic could have had a “serious impact on continuity of care” but it is doing so now as risks have changed. More than 7...

Severe human rights abuses and coercive practices are still far too common in mental health services in all countries, the World Health Organization has warned. In a damning new report, the WHO has called for “considerable” changes in countries of all income levels, citing widespread use of forced admission and treatment; manual, physical and chemical restraint; physical, verbal, psychological and sexual abuse; and unsanitary living conditions. Globally, the majority of mental health care continues to be provided in psychiatric hospitals, the report found. Dr Michelle Funk, from the depa...

The World Health Organization newly published guidance for community mental health urges an end to forced treatment and the adoption of person-centered and rights-based services.

Madame Tussauds in London is among Merlin Entertainments' attractions THE Dorset-based operator of some of the world’s biggest visitor attractions is among the businesses calling on the government to stick to the current plan for easing lockdown. Poole-based Merlin Entertainments joined restaurant and pub companies in urging Boris Johnson not to let the current approach be “derailed” by talk of vaccine passports. Merlin – which runs Alton Towers, Legoland theme parks, Madame Tussauds and the Blackpool Tower among others – was among the companies whose bosses signed an open let...