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Dementia concern
UEA expert claims dementia checks for all over-75s would be a “disaster”
David Freezer Thursday, April 18, 2013
6:30 AM
Government plans to introduce dementia checks for all people aged over 75 would be a “disaster”, a local health expert has claimed.
Dr Chris Fox from UEA’s Norwich Medical School is calling for dementia screening to not go ahead.
The former NHS consultant will speak out at the TEDMEDLive healthcare conference in Bristol today and say the stigma and anxiety caused by being diagnosed with early signs of dementia would greatly outweigh any benefits.
West Sussex Carers get a chance to share their needs!
Focus on carers at Health and Wellbeing Board
Date: 10 April 2013
Press release number: PR5417
A presentation on carers and their needs will feature at the West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board meeting this month.
It’s the first meeting of the Board to take place since the national NHS changes came into effect on 1 April 2013, which sees the responsibility for public health moving to local authorities and also the introduction of the three West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Groups.
The meeting, which is open to the public to attend, takes place on Thursday 18 April 2013 at 2.15pm at County Hall, West Street, Chichester, PO19 1RQ.
Kinship carers are living in poverty
Kinship carers ‘unable to afford basic necessities’
The report found carers generally prioritized the children’s needs over their ownAbout a third of relatives looking after children because their parents are no longer able to can afford to provide basic items, a study has found.
The report, by children’s charity Buttle UK, looked at 80 children who are looked after by family members outside of child welfare agencies.
Only 31% of families could provide all eight basic essential items, like heating and warm clothes.
Each child raised in kinship care saves the taxpayer up to £56,000 a year.
The report is the second of a two-part study into kinship care carried out by Buttle UK and the University of Bristol.
