Category Archives: Norfolk

Dementia services in Norfolk boosted by £750,000 of government funding

July 26, 2013   Carers, dementia, Norfolk

Dementia care in Norfolk has been boosted by £750,000 of government funding, it was announced yesterday.

Barry Dennis at Wells Community Hospital. Picture: Ian Burt Barry Dennis at Wells Community Hospital. Picture: Ian Burt

Friday, July 26, 2013
9:00 AM

ADAM LAZZARI reports…

Tens of thousands of people in Norfolk will have suffered the heartache of watching a loved one suffering from dementia.

It is estimated, nationally, one in three people over 65 will develop dementia and in Norfolk, where there are more 63-year-olds in the county than any other age, it is a growing concern.

So, news that £750,000 of Department of Health money has been awarded to four Norfolk dementia projects will be widely welcomed.

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation was awarded £249,000 to make its dementia care unit at Hammerton Court in Norwich even more dementia-friendly.

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Home improvement for those with poor health saves hospitals money

July 25, 2013   Carers, disability, family, Norfolk

Housing modifications can save millions for the NHS, but the housing sector needs to be involved in the decision making

 

Adapting the homes of wheelchair users saved a London borough £30,000 per client.

 

Countless reports have called for greater collaborative working between the housing sector and health care providers, specifically with the view of creating lasting homes where care and support can be given to help those with poor health, as well as those recovering from long-term illnesses.

Looking at the connection between health and housing is a logical starting point, but how does it work in practice?

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Norwich disabled man’s battle for home after leaving hospital

July 16, 2013   Carers, disability, Norfolk

Wheelchair-bound man has spent five weeks sleeping on his father’s sofa

Tom Bristow tom.bristow@archant.co.uk
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
6:36 AM

A lack of flatwheelchair-bound man has spent five weeks sleeping on his father’s sofas for disabled people in Norwich has meant a wheelchair-bound man has spent five weeks sleeping on his father’s sofa, despite being in the “emergency” band for a council house.

Simon Kindleysides, 29, left the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in a wheelchair five weeks ago expecting to be placed in a ground floor flat adapted for disabled people.

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