Monthly Archives: December 2011
Vulnerable people will be hit hardest by proposed changes to the welfare and benefit system
Fears over impact of welfare reforms on Norwich families
by DAN GRIMMER Saturday, December 3, 2011
6:30 AM
Warnings have been issued that some of the most vulnerable people in Norwich will be hit hardest by proposed changes to the welfare and benefit system.
Dozens of charities and organisations came together for a seminar at Norwich City Council yesterday where the potential impact of the coalition government’s Welfare Reform Bill – which will cut £18bn from the welfare budget over the next four years – came under the spotlight.
NHS priorities may provide benefit for people with MS
The MS Trust welcomes the fact that the Framework focuses on several issues that could potentially benefit people with MS
02 December 2011
Author: MS Trust
The Department of Health has published its new NHS Operating Framework outlining performance targets and financial requirements in England for the year from April 2012. The MS Trust welcomes the fact that the Framework focuses on several issues that could potentially benefit people with MS
Parents who are carers should be included in a ‘Care Plan’
Mental health trust reforms legacy of artist’s suicide
8:00am Saturday 3rd December 2011 in News
A promising artist’s suicide has sparked a host of recommendations at a mental health trust nearly a year after his death.
Talented Philip Weeks was known by his friends and family as a loving, caring and charming young man who was always smiling.
He was diagnosed with rapid-cycling bipolar disorder in May 2010 and experienced severe mood swings and suicidal tendencies before he suffocated himself on December 7.
