Monthly Archives: October 2011

Personal budgets alone do not democratise care

Following care home scandals such as Winterbourne View, personalising care services is even more firmly on the agenda but personal budgets are not the only way to achieve this

Personalising care means giving care home residents the chance to decide how they spend their time

Following the collapse of Southern Cross and the abuse scandal at Winterbourne View, many are calling into question the future use of residential homes for those who need care and support. In the modern care system, where independence and empowerment are the order of the day, the traditional nursing home doesn’t seem an easy fit.

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Nurse wins award for invention which will help people with asthma

Norfolk school nurse receives business award from university

Edited by Andy Porter editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk

An innovative school nurse working in west Norfolk has received a prestigious award in recognition of his commitment to creating new ways to help people.
Paul Watson, [pictured right] a school nurse from Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust received the Alumni Success in Business Award from Professor Michael Thorne, [left] vice chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University.
He has been awarded the honour after bringing together his passion as an inventor and his nursing expertise to create a new type of pocket–sized ‘spacer’, a piece of equipment used by people with asthma. His invention could make it easier for patients across the country to efficiently use their asthma medication.