Author Archives: Maureen

Red tape is the biggest worry for carers

September 23, 2011   Carers, Scotland
 The care support system, and not the care giving, that is causing stress.

 
Published Date: 23 September 2011
 

THE biggest stress unpaid carers face is not the work and attention involved in their duties, but dealing with local authority systems, it has been warned.
A group of carers has told MSPs that filling out forms, securing financial help and requesting assistance is harder than actual caring.

Politicians in attendance at the presentation vowed to seek improvements.

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RCN: NHS healthcare assistants’ training ‘unacceptable’

September 22, 2011   Carers, disability, hospital, Older care

22 September 2011 Last updated at 11:55

“This happens in some care homes and domiciliary care too.

 

 Healthcare assistants are employed to do basic tasks like feeding and washing patients
The NHS is too reliant on untrained healthcare assistants who are asked to pick up nursing skills as they go along, says the head of the Royal College of Nursing.

Peter Carter said healthcare assistants were employed to help nurses with basic tasks like washing and feeding, but ended up doing much more.

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Local authorities set to launch campaign to raise awareness of theft from older people

September 22, 2011   Carers, Older care, Scotland

“The particular focus for the ‘Tell Someone’ campaign is around older people who may be less able to protect themselves.

 

22/09/11

A campaign called ‘Tell Someone’ will be launched in Aberdeen next week [Monday 26 September] by the three Adult Protection Committee’s in Grampian to raise awareness of the financial harm of vulnerable older people in the North-east of Scotland. 

Mo Ramsay, Independent Convener of the Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray Adult Protection Committees will welcome delegates to the event being held at Aberdeen Football Club, Pittodrie and outline why financial harm was chosen for the campaign.

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