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Exclusive: Long-term NHS care ‘a postcode lottery’
You’ve probably never heard of NHS Continuing Care funding. It’d be very expensive if everyone knew about it. But I’m going to let you in on the secret.
by Paul Brand: ITV News Correspondent
If you’ve got a mental or physical health need because you’re ill, disabled or you’ve had an accident, you can ask the NHS to pay for all your care. You’re assessed on your health, not on your bank balance, so everyone who’s ill enough is entitled to it. The only problem is you might find you’re a lot less entitled to it if you live in certain parts of England.
Meeting in Mojacar for British carers!
British Carers let off steam in Mojacar
GRATEFUL: Carer Fanny Davies (purple sweater) says thank you to the Vera Lions and Almeria Angels, for their ongoing support.
BRITISH carers from Mojacar, neighbouring towns and further afield (Agua Amarga and Mazarron), met to “let off Steam” over cups of tea and cake at the Mana del Cielo café, Mojacar, recently.
Fanny Davies whose husband suffers from Alzheimer’s, started the Carers Support Group Mojacar about a year ago.
She said she was beginning to get desperate because there was no support network in English.
Even though Davies speaks some Spanish, she said she felt the need for and English-speaking support group.
The group is for anyone with dependents, but also for people who have time and are willing to help by volunteering as carers, drivers or being part of the support network in any way.
Davies invites carers, their dependents and new volunteers to come to the support group day at Turre Evangelical church hall on Thursday March 15 from 11am to 2pm.
“The best dementia care unit in the country”
New dementia unit for Norfolk is opened
By KIM BRISCOE
A £13m dementia intensive care unit has been given the seal of approval by patients, families and staff.
Hammerton Court, next to the Julian Hospital, in Colman Road, Norwich, has 36 bedrooms, has been purpose built for dementia care and represents the largest single investment in dementia care in Norfolk yet.
The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust building, which was officially opened by Jenny Lay, the lord mayor of Norwich, was named in the memory of the late Cressida Hammerton, who worked closely with the trust and dementia services in Norfolk following the death of her husband, Peter, who had the condition.
John Batt, who has had dementia for three years and lives in Beccles, read a poem he had written about the building at the opening.
Mr Batt said: “I think it’s beautiful and I fell in love with it when I first saw it.
“If I could get in here I would because it’s such a lovely place.”
