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Social care funding gap in England ‘can be plugged’
29 May 2012 Last updated at 00:40
The government said it would be publishing its plans soon.
A review published last year suggested care costs should be capped, but this would cost an extra £1.7bn a year.
The Nuffield Trust analysis believes this sum could be found from within existing public sector spending.
North Norfolk branch of Multiple Sclerosis Society receive new bus
North Norfolk branch of Multiple Sclerosis Society receive new bus for day centre group
By DONNA-LOUISE BISHOP, Reporter Monday, May 28, 2012
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A group supporting people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) received a new bus today (Monday) to help provide transport to their weekly day centre in Southrepps.
The north Norfolk branch of the MS Society purchased the bus following a bequest left by Fakenham resident Donald Belsom after his wife was diagnosed with the neurological condition.
The bus will be used to transport members to the day centre, Life and MS (LAMS), which meets every Monday in the village hall and for outings in north Norfolk.
No help for the aged: Home carers axed for our old and most vulnerable
Elderly people are suffering as £1billion is slashed from councils
For our most vulnerable pensioners, home care visits are the lifeline that allows them to live with dignity.
But the Sunday Mirror can today reveal they have become the latest service to fall victim to the Government’s funding axe.
A fresh wave of cuts has led to the price of having a carer visit a sick or elderly person soaring by 10 per cent.
Carers help the sick, frail and elderly get up in the morning, get washed, dressed and fed. They also lend a hand with household chores and shopping.
