Monthly Archives: January 2012

90 cinemas in the UK and Ireland 15th January Autism Friendly Film Screening

Autism Friendly Film Screenings – Puss in Boots (2D)

 

Feline favourite Puss in Boots (U) has been chosen as our next Autism Friendly Film Screening.

The 2D screening will take place at almost 90 cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Sunday 15th January at 11:30am.

Which cinemas are involved?

More sick people to benefit from telehealth and telecare

Government makes five year telehealth pledge

Department of Health believes three million people could benefit from assistive technologies including telehealth and telecare

The Department of Health has said that over the next five years it will work with industry, the NHS, social care and professional organisations so that people with long term illness can benefit from assistive technologies such as telehealth and telecare.

This further commitment to telehealth and telecare follows the visit by Paul Burstow, the care minister, to Cornwall to see the technologies in use.

Benefit cuts will hit family carers over the coming years

Carers ‘disproportionately hit’ by government cuts

 

Mithran Samuel
Wednesday 04 January 2012 00:13

 

Carers will be disproportionately hit by government benefit cuts over the coming years, research published today shows.

 

Tax and benefit changes from 2010-15 will result in a real terms drop of 6% in net income for households where a person claims carer’s allowance, compared with a 4% fall for other households, found an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, commissioned by the Family and Parenting Institute.