Author Archives: Maureen
‘Stunning inequities’ in end-of-life care, report says
1 July 2011 Last updated at 01:16
An independent review is calling for a set of universal standards for care of the dying after uncovering “stunning inequities” in provision in England.
The inquiry, requested last year by the government, says the current system is confusing and inconsistent.
Inside the terrifying world of dementia
Inside the terrifying world of dementia
The lady at the chiller cabinet moved away from me with a tut of disgust as I shuffled past a display of drinks and almost sent them flying.
The space where she had been standing was a swirling blur and the edges of shelves moved towards me menacingly as I battled to buy a shopping list of six everyday items.
Every step was laced with danger. Babbling noises raged in my head, dislocating my senses, and a friendly corner shop became a hostile environment as I was immersed in an experiment to sample life with dementia.
Only 10 minutes into the task I was confused, vulnerable and isolated, some of the emotions almost one million sufferers and their families encounter every day.
Coroner calls for lessons to be learned following Norfolk man’s death
Coroner calls for lessons to be learned following Norfolk man’s death in ‘horrific’ circumstances
By PETER WALSH Thursday, June 30, 2011
10.07 AM
A coroner has demanded lessons be learned after social services failed to check on an 82-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease who was then found dead in “horrific” circumstances.
Social services staff were supposed to check on Kenneth Mills four times a day, but they failed to do so and his son faced the “terrible trauma” of finding his father dead and his frail mother lying in her own urine next to him.
