Author Archives: wendy

Convicted carer locks disabled man in back of van so he can go to the toilet

July 22, 2012   Carers, disability, Scotland

Jul 22 2012 By Norman Silvester, Sunday Mail

A SERIOUSLY disabled man was left trapped and helpless in the back of a locked van by his carer and had to be rescued by two passing policemen.

William Yates’s shocked family later learned that cruel John Hart had landed the job despite two convictions for assault.

Hart, 29, pushed terrified William into the footwell of the van, then pulled the front passenger seat over his head.

It meant 58-year-old William was unable to escape or open the vehicle from inside.

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How does the Carer feel today?

July 21, 2012   Carers

A Carer’s Wish

 

I’m a Carer and I don’t mind

One of the many I do find

But I only wish someone would say

How does the Carer feel today?

I’ve learned to do so many things

I sometimes wish that I had wings

But just to hear someone say

How does the Carer feel today?

I do not crave a social life

Happy to be a caring wife

Can’t get sick, too much to do

Must carry on as I always do

So I only wish someone would say

How does the Carer feel today?

 

Jean McLennan

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Speech: Paul Burstow, King’s Fund, 18 July 2012

July 20, 2012   Carers

FIXING BEVERIDGE’S ORPHAN: PUTTING IDEAS INTO ACTION

Thank you for the invitation to take part in your conference today.

Just seven days have passed since the publication of the Care and Support White Paper and draft Bill.  And of course the progress report on reform of how care is paid for.

I think social care can be described as Beveridge’s or perhaps Bevan’s orphan.  What was left after the birth of the NHS in 1946.

Social care has suffered ever since.  Hidden behind its favoured sibling: the NHS.

For most people social care is out of sight until life takes a turn that tips us into a crisis.

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