Monthly Archives: April 2013
Carers get a hairdresser at the new dementia cafe opened in Norwich
New dementia cafe opens in Norwich
Age UK Norfolk’s drop in cafe initiative taking place at Hammerton Court, Norwich. Photo: Steve Adams
David Freezer Thursday, April 18, 2013
6:30 AM
A second Age UK Norfolk Pabulum dementia café has been opened in the Norwich area.
The café, at the Hammerton Court dementia care unit in Bowthorpe Road, follows similar initiatives in Costessey, Diss and Horstead.
The Pabulum Cafe opens will run on the third Wednesday of every month from 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Does no one care what is happening to mental health services?
Mental health trust announces first redundancies in Norfolk
Adam Gretton, Health correspondent Thursday, April 18, 2013
1:49 PM
More than 40 mental health workers in Norfolk have been told they are being made redundant as part of a restructure of an NHS trust, it was announced today.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust said 41 members of staff, who work in Norwich and West Norfolk, had been issued with notices of redundancy following a consultation.
The mental health trust is planning to cut 502 out of 2,128 posts and 20pc of its inpatient beds by 2016 in order to balance its books.
Event in North Norfolk for people with disabilities – 23rd April
Equal Lives event in Cromer next week to discuss living with disabilities
Thursday, April 18, 2013
11:10 AM
Life for people with disabilities will be the subject of an open afternoon in Cromer next week.
The former Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People, which has just re-launched itself under the name Equal Lives, is holding the event in Cromer Parish Hall on Tuesday April 23 from 3pm-6pm.
The organisation is inviting people to come along and have their say on matters facing disabled people.
