Author Archives: Maureen
Surrey deploys army of dementia advisors
Posted by SurreyNews ⋅ February 15, 2012 ⋅
A small army of dementia advisors has been deployed by Surrey County Council to help people with the illness live independently in their own homes.
Specialist advisors* are visiting individuals, their carers and families to act as a guide and help them navigate the system to get help or access local services.
They provide information and advice on the choices available to the 14,000 people in Surrey with dementia, including the near 6,000 who are living with the illness but have not been diagnosed.
Cuts to disability benefits – the human cost
Monday 13 February 2012
The Courier speaks to disabled people in Warwickshire about their concerns over the Government’s benefits reforms.
The Coalition is pressing on with its reforms to the UK benefits system – and among those affected are the disabled.
Last week Warwickshire group Disabled People Against Cuts protested against the Welfare Reform Bill outside the office of Warwick and Leamington MP Chris White, who nonetheless voted in favour of the Bill.
Reporter Sundari Sankar spoke to two of Mr White’s disabled constituents, and asked Mr White to explain his decision.
Saga chief calls for social care funding to be ring-fenced
Saga chief calls for social care funding to be ring-fenced |
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| Date of article: 10-Feb-12
Saga’s chief has called for social care funding to be ring-fenced and said it is ‘dangerous’ for the government to deny there is a care crisis. At a recent Health Select Committee hearing, care minister, Paul Burstow, denied there is any shortfall in care funding, insisting that by 2014/15, an extra £7.2bn will have been allocated to councils for social care. In addition, the Minister claimed that ‘efficiency gains’ of 3.5 per cent a year will, combined with the extra spending, mean there is enough money to cope with rising demands for care. However the cash that is being given to local authorities has not been ring-fenced and some councils have admitted they have been using it for other purposes. |
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