Essex to review alternative educational provision following Ombudsman investigation

Date of article: 04/04/2024

Daily News of: 05/04/2024

Country:  United Kingdom - England

Author: Local Government Ombudsmen for England

Article language: en

Essex County Council has agreed to review why previously agreed changes to its alternative education provision, for children who are unable to attend school, have not improved the service for all children who need help.

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has asked the council to conduct the review after it found faults following a recent complaint that should not have occurred, had the council’s previously agreed improvements worked.

In the recent case, a young girl with significant educational needs was not provided with appropriate alternative education for some months when she was unable to attend school for medical reasons.

Instead of the council taking the lead to provide support, it passed the buck to the neighbouring council area where she attended school. Essex County Council should have taken responsibility for arranging alternative provision because the girl lived in its area.

The Ombudsman’s investigation also criticised the lack of cooperation between two of the council’s teams when deciding about educational support. This process took longer than it should because the team responsible for education welfare waited for a delayed Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan to be issued before planning for the girl’s alternative provision to be put in place.

Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, Ms Amerdeep Somal said:

“The council’s lack of action in this case is likely to have had a significant effect on this young girl’s academic and personal development. Her mother tells us this has impacted on her anxiety and mental health and has led to her not even wanting to leave the house.

“When councils commit to improving their services, they should do so quickly and effectively. I am disappointed to have to report on this case as the recommendations we have made in previous complaints, had they been implemented successfully, should have gone a long way to ensuring this did not happen. What has happened here, is simply not good enough and the young girl has been failed by the council that was responsible for her.

“I have asked the council to conduct a review of why things went wrong here and am pleased the council has accepted my recommendations to do so at the earliest opportunity. This needs to be a priority now.”

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman remedies injustice and shares learning from investigations to help improve public, and adult social care, services. In this case the council has agreed to apologise to the family and pay them a combined £3,120 for the lack of provision, injustice and distress caused by the faults identified in the report.

The Ombudsman has the power to make recommendations to improve processes for the wider public. In this case the council will identify a senior officer from another service to review its service improvements around alternative provision. It will also improve communication between the education welfare and special educational needs teams to ensure there are no delays in providing services to children for whom EHC Plans are being issued.

It will also produce an action plan to improve decision making on education for children who are out of school and improve monitoring of part-time timetables.

Article date: 04 April 2024

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Italia – Panama: lunedì 8 aprile incontro bilaterale online.

Date of article: 04/04/2024

Daily News of: 05/04/2024

Country:  Italy

Author: Italian National Coordination of Regional and Autonomous Provinces Ombudsman Institutions

Article language: it

Lunedì 8 aprile alle ore 17 italiane, si terrà un incontro bilaterale online tra Marino Fardelli, Difensore Civico della Regione Lazio e Presidente dei Difensori Civici Italiani con il Defensor del Pueblo di Panama Mr. Eduardo Leblanc González.

Quest’incontro, parte di una serie di appuntamenti pianificati nel corso dei venti mesi di presidenza di Marino Fardelli, mira a consolidare una rete internazionale di collaborazione tra le istituzioni di difesa civica di diverse nazioni. L’obiettivo principale è quello di promuovere una maggiore consapevolezza sulla difesa civica italiana a livello globale, facilitando lo scambio di migliori pratiche e fornendo un’opportunità di confronto sui temi comuni che riguardano la tutela dei diritti dei cittadini.

Durante l’incontro bilaterale, sarà anche affrontato il tema della prossima Conferenza degli Ombudsman, prevista per il 12 e 13 settembre a Cassino e Montecassino, Italia. Un’importante occasione per approfondire ulteriormente la collaborazione tra le istituzioni di difesa civica internazionali.

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IOI Ombudsman News 13/2024

Date of article: 05/04/2024

Daily News of: 05/04/2024

Country:  WORLD

Author: International Ombudsman Institute

Article language: en

 


 

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La ‘Plataforma de Afectados por Cefalea de Racimo’ pide un protocolo de atención inmediata en los hospitales

Date of article: 04/04/2024

Daily News of: 05/04/2024

Country:  Spain - Canary Islands

Author: Regional Ombudsman of the Canary Islands

Article language: es

El Diputado del Común, Rafael Yanes, se reunió con representantes de esta Plataforma, quienes denuncian escasez de profesionales sanitarios y la ausencia de un protocolo para las urgencias hospitalarias

 

El Diputado del Común, Rafael Yanes, se reunió con el fundador de la ‘Plataforma de Afectados por Cefalea de Racimo de Canarias’, Juan Carlos Núñez, quien pide que se agilicen los tiempos de espera para la evaluación de estos enfermos por parte de un tribunal médico, además de un aumento de profesionales sanitarios y la elaboración de un protocolo de atención inmediata para los afectados que acuden a centros hospitalarios. También acudió a la reunión un afectado por esta enfermedad, Marc Campos.

Núñez, padre de un aquejado por esta dolencia, mostró su satisfacción por que, tras la reunión que tuvo con el Diputado del Común hace un año para pedir oxigenoterapia domiciliaria para su hijo, logró una respuesta inmediata de la Consejería de Sanidad, que le suministró este servicio. A partir de ese momento se creó un grupo de trabajo compuesto por la Administración y varios profesionales que impulsó la puesta en marcha de esta terapia a los enfermos de forma generalizada en Canarias, un tratamiento que mejora considerablemente su calidad de vida.

En esta ocasión, la Plataforma acudió a la Diputación del Común para denunciar que en los centros hospitalarios “no existe un protocolo de atención inmediata para los pacientes que sufren esta enfermedad, por lo que si una persona llega al hospital con una crisis de cefalea, si no se le atiende de forma inmediata, cuando le toca su turno ya pasó la crisis”, afirma.

Otra de las preocupaciones de la Plataforma es la escasez de profesionales médicos que atienden a estos enfermos en los centros hospitalarios. “Los neurólogos se ven sobrepasados por la carga de trabajo y apenas tienen tiempo para atender adecuadamente a las personas que sufren esta enfermedad”, añade Núñez.

Por último, desde la Plataforma piden que se agilicen los tiempos de espera para que estos enfermos sean evaluados por un tribunal médico, ya que en la actualidad pueden pasar tres o cuatro años hasta que esto ocurre. “Las personas que reciben el diagnóstico al principio de su vida laboral, o antes de comenzarla, se encuentran sin poder trabajar y sin ingresos”.

El Diputado del Común, Rafael Yanes, expresó su satisfacción por el hecho de que la Consejería de Sanidad haya atendido la demanda de este colectivo y se haya generalizado en Canarias la administración de la “oxigenoterapia domiciliaria” para lograr una mayor calidad de vida de los afectados por esta enfermedad.

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Gabilondo asiste a la Jornada `Salidas para la renovación del Poder Judicial´

Date of article: 04/04/2024

Daily News of: 05/04/2024

Country:  Spain

Author: National Ombudsman of Spain

Article language: es

El Defensor del Pueblo, Ángel Gabilondo, ha asistido este jueves a la Jornada `Salidas para la renovación del Poder Judicial´, organizada por el Consejo General del Poder Judicial (CGPJ) y por el Consejo General de la Abogacía Española (CGAE).

El acto, celebrado en la sede del CGAE, y al que también ha acudido la adjunta segunda del Defensor del Pueblo, Patricia Bárcena, ha estado compuesto por dos mesas redondas.

En la primera, bajo el título `Opciones para encontrar la salida del laberinto de la renovación´, han participado el magistrado del Tribunal Constitucional y ex ministro de Justicia, Juan Carlos Campo; el presidente del Centro Español de Mediación y ex ministro de Justicia, Rafael Catalá; el presidente del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid, Celso Rodríguez, y el abogado y ex diputado del Congreso, Manuel de la Rocha.

La segunda mesa redonda `Por qué es inaplazable desbloquear la parálisis del Poder Judicial´ ha contado con la presencia de la presidenta del Consejo General de la Abogacía, Victoria Ortega; con la del presidente del Consejo General del Poder Judicial (p.s), Vicente Guilarte; con la de María Peral, periodista del diario digital El Español, y con la de Daniel Gascón, columnista de El País.

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