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Mum joins political elite to fight for carer’s rights
CLARE LALLY is Scottish Labour’s newest addition, bringing her experience of caring for her disabled child to the Shadow Cabinet.
A DEVOTED mum is taking her experience of caring for her severely disabled daughter to the frontline of Scottish politics.
Clare Lally is to join Labour’s shadow cabinet as their first “Carers Champion”.
The role will see the 31-year-old, who has no previous political experience, advise Johann Lamont’s party on the challenges facing Scotland’s 660,000 carers.
Clare, of Duntocher, Dunbartonshire, said she was delighted to help influence key policy.
She said: “I have always been a Labour supporter. But to actually be able to contribute and help make a difference is a better opportunity than I could have asked for.”
Clare and partner Derek Steel, 36, provide round-the-clock care for Katie, five, who was diagnosed with quadriplegic cerebral palsy after a difficult birth.
Mental health strategy launched in Scotland
A strategy which aims to improve people’s mental health and well-being has been launched in Scotland.
13 August, 2012 | By The Press Association
The issue is one of the top public health challenges in Europe, according to public health minister Michael Matheson.
The Scottish government has 36 commitments in its new Mental Health Strategy for Scotland: 2012-2015.
Mr Matheson said: “In Scotland we are proud of what we have already achieved in promoting rights and recovery, addressing stigma and improving outcomes for people who use services and their carers, ensuring people receive more effective quality care and treatment, more quickly than ever before.
Convicted carer locks disabled man in back of van so he can go to the toilet
Jul 22 2012 By Norman Silvester, Sunday Mail
A SERIOUSLY disabled man was left trapped and helpless in the back of a locked van by his carer and had to be rescued by two passing policemen.
William Yates’s shocked family later learned that cruel John Hart had landed the job despite two convictions for assault.
Hart, 29, pushed terrified William into the footwell of the van, then pulled the front passenger seat over his head.
It meant 58-year-old William was unable to escape or open the vehicle from inside.
