Disabled woman left without care

April 26, 2012   Carers, disability

Miss Milner suffers from spinal problems and is often bedbound.

 

Janis Milner

Published on Thursday 26 April 2012 08:50

A DISABLED woman has been left lying in her own urine and faeces after her care support was suddenly stopped.

Janis Milner, 33, of Stainland, has been tearful and distressed since being left without any dignity since Saturday.

She is incontinent and has little control over her bowel movements.

Her commode was left overflowing and she has had to use her washing-up bowl.

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DH must explain how telecare saves £1.2bn

April 25, 2012   Carers, telecare

Last month, care services minister Paul Burstow said telecare and telehealth ‘could save the NHS up to £1.2bn over five years’.

25 April 2012

It would seem common sense that the ability to deploy the latest technology in the NHS would result in both the savings that the £20bn Nicholson challenge demands and the improvement in the quality of patient care that is at the heart of the coalition government’s NHS ambitions.

Earlier this year, GP magazine carried a feature about success stories in south London, one of which involved how preventing 24 unnecessary hospital admissions over a year was thought to have saved £55,000 (GP, 11 January).

But, hang on, journalists and GPs thrive on evidence like that costed out for us in south London. Exactly how had the DH calculated its £1.2bn?

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The true cost of caring for your loved ones

April 25, 2012   Alzheimer’s, Carers

Long-term care for ill relatives can lead to huge debts – but help is at hand, you just have to know where to look

Success: David White won back £10,000 from his local NHS Primary Care Trust

The care funding crisis continues as the Government drags its heels over a decision on how much people should have to contribute towards long-term care needs.

Meanwhile, with so many organisations involved in the process, families are being forced into debt as they get turned down for funding, or have it taken away by the ridiculous complex system and end up facing enormous bills.

David White knows only too well the financial burden the cost of caring can have upon a family.

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