Daughter angry about closure of Norfolk dementia care unit
A concerned daughter has blasted Norfolk County Council’s plans to close a dementia unit in Blofield which she says has made a huge difference to her mother’s life.
David Freezer Wednesday, September 5, 2012
9:20 AM
A concerned daughter has blasted Norfolk County Council’s plans to close a dementia unit in Blofield which she says has made a huge difference to her mother’s life.
Allison Little, from Neatishead, is unhappy with the county council’s reasoning for closing the Stocks Lane Day Centre in Blofield – which, as reported in Saturday’s Norwich Evening News, is due to happen this autumn.
Ms Little’s 82-year-old mother, also from Neatishead, attends the day centre five days a week as she has Alzheimer’s disease.
Mencap welcomes Government SEN proposals
Learning disability charity Mencap has welcomed the Government’s publication of draft provisions to improve the support for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN).
by Dan Parton (Editor) on September 5, 2012 in News
The new publication follows on from the Government’s proposals to reform provision for children and young people with SEN in the green paper Support and Aspiration, published in March 2011, and the subsequent Next Steps document published in May 2012.
These new draft provisions provide for:
- A new duty for joint commissioning which will require local authorities and health bodies to take joint responsibility for providing services
- A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer of services for disabled children and young people and those with SEN
- New protections for young people aged 16-25 in further education and a stronger focus on preparing them for adulthood
- Parents and young people, for the first time, to be entitled to have a personal budget
- Further education colleges, for the first time, and all academies, including free schools, to have the same duties as maintained schools to safeguard the education of children and young people with SEN.
