Monthly Archives: November 2012
We cannot understand why the Government will not strengthen rights of carers when we are so valued
Monday 26 November 2012
Carers Need Help
We have been informed that very few, if any, of the proposed amendments to the Self Directed Support Bill in relation to unpaid carers have been moved for Stage 3, with the exception of at least one amendment submitted by Scottish Labour which relates to Section 16 of the Bill.
Ambulance response times for Norfolk stroke patients “completely unacceptable” – health minister
Fears lives were being put at risk
Alex Hurrell, Reporter Monday, November 26, 2012
7:00 AM
Health minister Norman Lamb said he feared lives were being put at risk after receiving figures showing the time it took the East of England Ambulance Service to take Norfolk stroke victims to hospital.
For most of this year, fewer than a quarter of Norfolk stroke patients arrived at hospital within the guideline 60 minutes and the situation was even worse in north Norfolk where he is the MP.
Earlier this year, the EDP launched its Ambulance Watch campaign in response to growing public concern about the performance of the ambulance service.
The figures for stroke patients were provided to Mr Lamb following a Freedom of Information Act request by a third party. In the best month in north Norfolk, May, the ambulance trust managed to transport 7pc of patients within the critical period. Last month the figure was just 2pc.
Past carer has been on safari, taken a balloon ride and won a dancing trophy?
Rosa McMahon Saturday, November 24, 2012
10:00 AM
But what will she do next?
When Irene Whitmore lost her husband after half a century of marriage, she was adamant she wouldn’t let the grief of his death and the 20 years of caring for him stop her from enjoying life.
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease:
– Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive condition, which means that it will continue to get worse as it develops.
Early symptoms include:
– Minor memory problems
– Difficulty saying the right words
– Disorientation
– Personality changes
– Behavioural changes
– Disorientation
– Delusions, believing things that are untrue
– A belief that you have done or experienced something that never happened
So, in the three years since Alzheimer’s disease took her beloved Bob, the inspirational great-grandmother from Sprowston has devoted her efforts to making sure she enjoys life to the full.
From going on a Kenyan safari, to taking a balloon ride over Norwich, and even winning a medal in an international dancing competition, the 82-year-old can now say she has done it all.
