Money can grow on trees!

May 26, 2011   autism, Carers, family, Older care

Charity is amazing Catalyst for change

2:15pm Thursday 26th May 2011

MONEY doesn’t grow on trees, but a Colchester charity has proved it can go a long way if spent and invested wisely.

More than 20 years after the sale of the old Oaks Hospital, in Lexden Road, hundreds of people are still benefiting from the money, thanks to the Colchester Catalyst Charity.

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Further health bill delay risks confusion for social workers

May 26, 2011   Carers, social workers

Further health bill delay risks confusion for social workers

Mithran Samuel

Thursday 26 May 2011 14:22

The government’s health legislation faces being further delayed until the autumn risking confusion for social workers set to re-register next year by putting back the abolition of the GSCC.

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said today that the Health and Social Care Bill would be sent back to a committee of MPs for a line-by-line examination in light of government plans to make substantial changes in response to heavy criticisms.

There is unlikely to be sufficient time for MPs to scrutinise the bill before the summer recess, meaning it would be pushed back to at least October, reports The Guardian.

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MP highlights work of unpaid carers

May 26, 2011   Carers, carersweek, dementia, disability, Multiple Sclerosis, Older care

 

York Outer MP Julian Sturdy highlights work of unpaid carers

7:45am Thursday 26th May 2011

ONE of York’s MPs has hailed the work of carers as part of a national drive to recognise the contribution made by volunteers who help the sick, frail and disabled.

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