The charity, Age UK, has called on the Government to inject urgent money into the care system in the Spring Budget. They’ve warned that the care system for older people is living on ‘borrowed time’. In a report labelled, ‘The Health and Care of Older People in England 2017’ the charity has revealed that one …
The disability charity, Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG), has published guidance to help people who are worrying about how they can pick the best social care support for them or their family. Labelled ‘Top ten tips when choosing a support provider’, the list is designed to help people consider the difference between support from a …
A letter has been sent to the Prime Minister urging her to increase spending on health and social care. With signatures from around 2,000 NHS consultants, associated specialists and GPs, the letter strongly calls on the need for investment in the NHS. Dr Rob Galloway, emergency consultant and Anita Sugavanam, consultant anaesthetist from Brighton and …
Parliamentary under-secretary for Health, David Mowat, has said that parental responsibility to care for children should apply equally in reverse to elderly parents. It is thought that increased participation in paying for care by families will form part of the longer term funding solution. Speaking to the Parliamentary select committee on communities and local government …
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David Mowat, the minister with responsibility for social care, has told MPs that people must start thinking about how to look after their parents. As Mr Mowat spoke to the House of Commons’ select committee on Communities and Local Government, he called on people to: “Start thinking as a society how we deal with care …
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) calls for health professionals to ask older people about falls during routine assessments and reviews with health and social care practitioners. The rationale behind this new guidance is a “history of falls in the past year is the single more important risk factor for falls and …
Former Prime Minister David Cameron has been announced as the new president of Alzheimer’s Research UK. Mr Cameron supported the cause throughout his time in office and dementia was one of his main priorities, having launched the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge in 2012. This started a drive to deliver major improvements in dementia care and …
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A report published by the VODG (Voluntary Organisations Disability Group) called ‘Staying put: developing dementia-friendly care and support for people with a learning disability’ has reviewed the best way to support the growing number of people with learning disabilities with the condition. The report confirms that the diagnosis of dementia in the general population is …
The Terrence Higgins Trust, which is the UK’s largest HIV and sexual health charity, has called for a shift in awareness and training of care workers to support older people with HIV. This comes after it was revealed a care home made a woman with HIV sit on the same chair and used antibacterial wipes …
Plans have been confirmed for Surrey council to raise its council tax by 15% because of mounting pressures on its social care budget and children’s services, a change which will lead to a county-wide referendum of residents. Since 2012, councils, fire services, and police and crime commissioners are required to hold a referendum if they …
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