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Elderly woman fed dog food by carers a month before death
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NEWSDECK ANALYSIS
The coverage of this story broadly agrees on the core facts: a carer mistakenly fed dog food to an elderly woman. However, the framing and emphasis differ across outlets. The Mirror and GB News add more context, with the Mirror highlighting a 'litany of errors' and GB News focusing on the carer's inability to read the label. In contrast, the BBC News headline sticks to the basic facts, with a more neutral tone. The Mirror's coverage also mentions the woman's death, which is not present in the other two headlines.
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Mirror News
Elderly woman 'fed dog food' subjected to 'catalogue of errors' by care provider before death
The Local Government and Care Service Ombudsman found that the elderly woman, identified as 'Mrs Y' in the report, was repeatedly failed by her care home and Portsmouth council
6 Aug, 12:33
BBC News
Apology after carer fed dog food to elderly woman by mistake
The incident was among "abysmal failures" of care by a council contractor, an investigation finds.
5 Aug, 05:07
Centre
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Metro
Elderly woman fed dog food by carers a month before death
The carer thought it was a 'lamb dinner'.
6 Aug, 18:26
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GB News
Elderly woman fed dog food just weeks before dying after carer 'couldn’t read label'
An elderly woman was mistakenly fed dog food by carers just weeks before her death, an inquiry has revealed.
The woman, from Portsmouth, was cared for by care workers employed by Radis who were contracted to provide home care for the city council.
A report into the incident found the care the woman received, commissioned by the council, amounted to a "significant personal injustice".
Investigators found a litany o…
5 Aug, 19:32