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Family’s fears over budget cuts to carers

October 21, 2012   Carers, disability, mental health, ukcuts

Family’s fears over budget cuts to carers

Glen Padley (pictured left) with his sister Gillian Webster and her partner Ron Sawyer who fear Glen will be forced into a home if his budget is cut.Glen Padley (pictured left) with his sister Gillian Webster and her partner Ron Sawyer who fear Glen will be forced into a home if his budget is cut.
Published on Sunday 21 October 2012 07:00

A carer fears she will be unable to continue looking after her mentally disabled brother due to budget cuts, which may force him into a home.

Gillian Webster has been caring for her 47-year-old brother Glen Padley for the past two years in Skegness with funding from Sheffield County Council – where Glen used to live with their father until his death.

With Glen’s care budget transferring to Lincolnshire County Council in November, Gillian claims the money will be cut leaving her unable to afford the additional help she requires to keep Glen out of a home and in the community.

She said: “I think it’s disgusting, they’re just passing him around like a parcel.

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Social care cuts ‘could lead to higher NHS bills’

October 16, 2012   Carers, hospital, Older care, ukcuts

Dying people could end up in hospital sooner – and so cost taxpayers more – if cuts to social care services continue, a report warns today.

Better social care appears to reduce the need for hospital until the very latest stage among the dying, found the Nuffield Trust.

By , Medical Correspondent

6:45AM BST 16 Oct 2012

The Nuffield Trust, a think tank, has found that good social care tends to keep the terminally ill out of hospital until they really need it.

Their report looked at the usage that 73,000 people made of council social services and hospitals in the last months of their lives.

Dr Martin Bardsley, head of research at the Nuffield trust, said: “Our study suggests how social care might be effectively substituting for hospital care for this group of people.

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Cutbacks to leave disabled man without care

September 28, 2012   Carers, ukcuts

Cutbacks to leave man without care?

Andrew Battenberg of Woodhall SpaAndrew Battenberg of Woodhall Spa

Published on Friday 28 September 2012 19:03

A DISABLED man deemed homeless could be left without social care provided by Lincolnshire County Council.

Andrew Battenberg, of Stixwould Road, Woodhall Spa, said the county council has threatened to remove his Lincolnshire Assessment and Reablement Service (LARS) care, and he will have to replace it with direct payments to the NHS or engage with other care services.

LARS provides care to a large number of families in the area who could also be affected.

Andrew was involved in a serious car accident in 2009 and, as a result, needed to make necessary changes to make his Woodhall Spa home accessible.

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