South Wales council hopes to shave £11m off its social care bill through a programme of better contracting and use of I
Newport city council has launched a three year programme to reform its adult and children‘s social services and save nearly £11m.
Stewart Greenwell, director of social services at Newport, told Guardian Social Care Network that the programme is as much about modernising and improving services as saving money.
Young carers having fun
Our Young Carers Got the chance to go to Mepal Outdoor Centre on a Residential trip. It gave the young carers the oppurtunity to try new activites and have some fun!!
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Former carers face difficult transition
[Posted: Sun 02/10/2011 by Deborah Condon www.irishhealth.com]
A new report has detailed the often difficult time former family carers face when their caring job comes to an end.
Currently, there are an estimated 274,000 people In Ireland providing various levels of care to family members. However, until now, no research has examined the issue of life after caring.
