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Autistic man’s ‘care’ bill not fair, says dad
5:00pm Friday 20th April 2012
DISABLED people are soft targets for cash-strapped councils, an autistic man’s father says.
Kevin Kearney, of Western Way, South Ham, Basingstoke, suffers from autism and struggles with communication, and for most of his life he has been attending courses which allow him to learn new skills.
Currently, he attends courses four times a week, all of which are partly funded by Hampshire County Council and for which he does not pay. But Kevin has been told by the county council that he must pay £23.94 every week towards ‘care services’.
The 39 year-old, who lives with his parents in Basingstoke, does not receive, or need, any care at home.
Developing Shared Lives holidays and breaks
Shared Lives Carers
We are really pleased that we have been awarded Department of Health funding to develop a way of offering Shared Lives as holidays and breaks to people across local authority boundaries, in different areas of the country. There are Shared Lives carers who can provide short breaks living in seaside towns, national parks and in the heart of large cities.
Woman goes home from Yarmouth Hospital in wheelchair after six hour ambulance wait
A woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis went home from hospital in her wheelchair in the dark after a six hour wait for an ambulance.
Emily Dennis
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
3:45 PM
Because of her size Pauline Coulson required bariatric transport to get home from the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston following a five day stay.
The 60-year-old has been bed-ridden for two years due to her condition and her husband Lindsay said his wife was left waiting for six hours for suitable transport to arrive.
