Category Archives: Carers
Report calls for more failing care home protection
5 September 2011 Last updated at 02:00
Some people are finding it difficult to purchase care.
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More needs to be done to protect people from failing care services in England, a report says.
The National Audit office warns greater safeguards are needed when a firm runs into financial trouble as happened recently with Southern Cross homes.
It says there are shortcomings in the government reforms to how services are funded.
The Department of Health says it is already considering whether to oversee the £23bn market more losely.
Social care users ‘need more help’
The public sector auditor has warned of shortcomings in the Government’s social care reforms, saying many users are struggling to cope with the new system.
Under the “personal budgets” scheme, local authorities give cash direct to users to choose their own care services, rather than having the council decide for them.
What’s life like for stroke survivors?
Stroke is the third biggest killer and the leading cause of adult disability in the UK affecting around 150,000 people every yearIn the biggest survey of its kind the Stroke Association is calling on all stroke survivors across the East of England to take part.
The Daily Life Survey was launched yesterday, Wednesday, and will run until December 1.
Stroke is the third biggest killer and the leading cause of adult disability in the UK affecting around 150,000 people every year. There are around 1.1 million people in the UK who have suffered a stroke.
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