Category Archives: Norfolk
‘Equal Lives ‘new name for Norfolk Disability group
“This government has torn up the rule book and targeted disabled people” says chief executive of relaunched Norfolk disabled rights group
By DAVID FREEZER Wednesday, April 3, 2013
6:30 AM
Rights for disabled people were the main topic of conversation at the Forum in Norwich as the Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People was relaunched with a new name, Equal Lives.
The group’s new identity and services were unveiled yesterday with a presentation of upcoming plans and priorities in The Curve digital theatre, which was attended by around 250 people.
There was also a series of stalls with information, advice and activities from Equal Lives and its member groups.
Chief executive, Mark Harrison, said: “Over the last 25 years consecutive governments of whatever colour talked to people and acted on what was said, or at least tried to.
“The Disability Discrimination Act was brought in under the last Conservative government but this government has torn up the rule book and targeted disabled people in a completely unfair way for some of the sharpest cuts.
“So the demand for our information and welfare rights services are going up as our funding is reducing.”
Community car scheme will help elderly and carers in North Norfolk
Volunteer medi-car schemes set to expand in north Norfolk saving elderly stress and steep taxi fares
By alex hurrell
Friday, March 29, 2013
8:00 AM
Community car schemes which save elderly people stress and steep taxi fares look set to be rolled out over more areas of north Norfolk after a successful meeting in Cromer yesterday.
Representatives from a range of voluntary schemes in rural north Norfolk met to share their expertise with other communities which currently do not offer a service to take their residents to and from medical appointments.
Now their know-how may lead to schemes in Cromer, Sheringham and Bacton whose town and parish council representatives also attended.
Patients in East Anglia will receive care in a “timely and effective manner”
East of England Ambulance Service creates new posts
Maria Ball had been in post since the the trust was formedAn under-fire ambulance service has announced is to create new managements posts, a day after its chairwoman resigned.
The East of England Ambulance Service failed to meet standards in care and welfare in a recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.
Maria Ball resigned on Wednesday, after five years in post.
The ambulance service, which has been ordered to improve, said it would create three new sector leads.
It means the work of the ambulance service in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire will be managed separately to Norfolk and Suffolk, and Essex.
A spokesman said powers were being devolved to a local level, with sector leads and general managers, to “ensure that staff are empowered to make changes that are needed locally”.
Last week’s CQC report came after months of complaints about response times.
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