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Charities bearing burden of government cuts on dementia
Charities should not have to plug the gap for government investment
Fundraising | Niki May Young| 2 Feb 2012
Alzheimer’s charities say they should not be expected to subsidise a lack of funding from the government for dementia research, following a study which aims to increase capacity for dementia research in the UK.
There are currently nearly 1 million people affected by dementia in the UK, excluding family members and carers, advises the Defeating Dementia report by Alzheimer’s Research UK, which warns that with an ageing population and without investment in research, these figures could easily escalate.
Lack of funding was the most common response from a base of 120 researchers working in the dementia field asked about barriers to past and future progress in this area.
Cuts to transport scheme for disabled adults could force Flintshire carer out of work
Around 500 others who use the transport each week are also currently being assessed for eligibility
Feb 2 2012 by Francesca Elliott, Flintshire Chronicle
A WOMAN who cares for her disabled sister has blasted council bosses for a £400,000 transport service cut which could impact hundreds and force her to quit her job.
Julie Forster, of Mynydd Isa, is carer to her vulnerable 51-year-old sister Jackie, who has learning disabilities and often needs a wheelchair.
Jackie, like about 500 others in Flintshire, relies on council-funded transport, which uses private contractors to drive people with learning disabilities to day care centres or work opportunities.
Age UK warning over lack of spending on elderly care
The dignity of elderly people is being lost because of a lack of spending on social care for elderly people, charity bosses have said.
by DAN GRIMMER Tuesday, January 31, 2012
9:39 AM
The charity Age UK this week published a report called Care In Crisis, which said councils have only budgeted for £7.3bn for social care in the face of substantial reductions in central government funding.
And Phil Wells, chief executive of Age UK Norwich, said it was time to work out a way to support the next generation of elderly people.
He said: “We, as a community in Norfolk, have got to get together and find out what is the best way of supporting the people who need help.
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