Monthly Archives: April 2013

Dementia concern

April 18, 2013   Carers, dementia

UEA expert claims dementia checks for all over-75s would be a “disaster”

Thursday, April 18, 2013
6:30 AM

Government plans to introduce dementia checks for all people aged over 75 would be a “disaster”, a local health expert has claimed.

Dr Chris Fox from UEA’s Norwich Medical School is calling for dementia screening to not go ahead.

The former NHS consultant will speak out at the TEDMEDLive healthcare conference in Bristol today and say the stigma and anxiety caused by being diagnosed with early signs of dementia would greatly outweigh any benefits.

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Cash boost for cancer patients

April 17, 2013   Cancer, Carers, ukcuts

CANCER patients have unlocked £850,000 in unclaimed benefits over the past year thanks to advice from Maggie’s Nottingham.

By Lynette Pinchess

 

The free service at the specialist cancer support centre helped to ease money worries of people, some terminally ill, who find it hard to cope.

  1. Advice: Benefits adviser Chris Bissett talks to former cancer patient and Maggie’s volunteer Anne Singh at the Maggie’s cancer support centre at the City Hospital.

Last year nearly 1,000 people sought information from Maggie’s about entitlements, making benefits advice one of the services most in demand at the centre in the City Hospital grounds, where emotional, practical and psychological support is provided.

Cancer patients list money worries as a main concern, second only to major pain, and it is only once they have been helped to put their finances in order that they can focus on treatment.

The vital support is likely to be more crucial than ever in the year ahead due to benefit cuts, such as the new bedroom tax, which started this month.

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West Sussex Carers get a chance to share their needs!

April 17, 2013   Carers, disability

Focus on carers at Health and Wellbeing Board

Date: 10 April 2013
Press release number: PR5417

A presentation on carers and their needs will feature at the West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board meeting this month.

It’s the first meeting of the Board to take place since the national NHS changes came into effect on 1 April 2013, which sees the responsibility for public health moving to local authorities and also the introduction of the three West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups.

The meeting, which is open to the public to attend, takes place on Thursday 18 April 2013 at 2.15pm at County Hall, West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RQ.

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