Monthly Archives: October 2014
Action needed on training for dementia carers
13 October 2014 Last updated at 00:04 BST
BBC Inside Out examines the weaknesses in the quality of training and care on offer to people with dementia in care homes and hospitals.
Norwich-based mental health art group
The Well Artists – exhibition at The Forum October 12-16
Catherine Morris-Gretton Saturday, October 11, 2014
12:31 PM
A Norwich-based art group for people living with mental ill-health is holding an exhibition at The Forum in the city from tomorrow.
The Well formed in 2006 to provide support and development for artists in Norfolk living with mental distress and now has a membership of about 14 people.
Disabled Stevenage man needs foodbanks to survive after benefits cut
A disabled man has been forced to rely on foodbanks to survive after going months without receiving benefits.
by Oliver Pritchard Friday, October 10, 2014
3:02 PM
Alan Ogden lives in Brent Court, Stevenage and suffers from Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis, which affects a person’s breathing, and a fused right wrist which he cannot bend.
The 53-year-old applied for Personal Independence Payment, which replaced Disability Living Allowance, in October last year, and Job Seekers Allowance in August – but is yet to receive a penny in either payment.
