Category Archives: Older care

Fine print of care rules could ‘screen out’ frail elderly and disabled, charities warn

June 7, 2014   Carers, disability, Featured Article, Older care, Social care

New frailty test for social care hinges on “worryingly vague” notion of “well-being”, charities say

Fine print of care rules could ‘screen out’ frail elderly and disabled, charities warn

By , Social Affairs Editor

Dementia sufferers and disabled people could be “screened out” of the care system by a loophole in the fine print of new rules to decide whether people are frail enough to qualify, charities have warned.

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Pioneering scheme set to launch in Norwich to create ‘rapid response’ community health and social worker teams

May 31, 2014   Carers, Featured Article, health, Norfolk, Older care, Social care

Your Norwich aims to transform health and social care in Norwich.

Adam Gretton Health correspondent adam.gretton@archant.co.uk
Saturday, May 31, 2014
6:30 AM

A pioneering scheme to create “rapid response” teams of community health and social workers is set to be unveiled in Norwich, which aims to improve the care of hundreds of vulnerable patients.

The GP-led group in charge of NHS purse strings in the city has pledged to plough £16m into the scheme over the next two years to integrate health and care services to help provide better treatment and support for people in their own homes and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

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Dementia beds and staffing in Norfolk and Suffolk cut by 45pc ahead of looming increase in cases

May 29, 2014   Carers, dementia, Featured Article, mental health, Norfolk, Older care, Suffolk

Former Waveney MP, Bob Blizzard speaking at a rally

Former Waveney MP, Bob Blizzard speaking at a rally to sending a message to the government and the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust to think again on proposals for cuts to local mental health care services. Picture: James Bass

Thursday, May 29, 2014
6:30 AM

Mental health bosses have warned that Norfolk and Suffolk does not have the capacity to cope with a looming increase in dementia cases after beds and staffing numbers were cut by 45pc.

Changing dementia care in Norfolk and Suffolk

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