Monthly Archives: December 2011
Care campaign to save services for Norfolk’s elderly launched in Norwich
Age UK Norfolk and Age UK Norwich officially launched their Cut Cake Not Care campaign
Richard Wheeler Saturday, December 17, 2011
6.30 AM
Charity bosses say they have printed 4,000 extra postcards after receiving strong support for their campaign to save care services.
Age UK Norfolk and Age UK Norwich officially launched their Cut Cake Not Care campaign yesterday at Tesco in Ipswich Road, Norwich.
The two independent charities are hoping to persuade Norfolk County Council to think again about its proposals to reduce preventative care service funding by £11 million in the next two years.
The groups say these services are essential to spotting the early signs of illness and stop the elderly needing more expensive care in the future.
Technology is the way forward for NI health and social care in Northern Ireland
Technology key to ‘new model’ of NI health and social care
Northern Ireland to introduce e-patient records and expand telehealth and telecare as part of its shake up of health and social care
A review of Northern Ireland’s health and social care services has identified technology as a key to creating the “new model” for services that will improve patient outcomes and drive up quality of care.
Quarter of hospital beds are now occupied by dementia sufferers
Emergency admissions for dementia patients rise 12%
A quarter of hospital beds are now occupied by dementia sufferers as emergency admissions have risen sharply in recent years, figures show.
Experts say the increasing number of admissions is costly to the NHS and in many cases unnecessary, as well as traumatic for vulnerable patients.
Campaigners are calling for new strategies to improve care for dementia under the reformed health service, with greater involvement from patients themselves.
