Tag Archives: carers

December 15, 2015   Carers, Featured Article, Norfolk

Alex Walton is giving out envelopes randomly hiding them around Norwich.

They contain a Christmas story he’s written and small gifts – either an inspirational card or £5, a cinema ticket or a voucher – which he hopes will bring strangers some cheer at Xmas.

Sometimes the kindness of strangers is exactly what you need to realise that you’re not alone.

Norwich man Alex Walton has a Christmas mission: to deliver messages of hope and festive cheer to 100 strangers in the hope that he will find people who truly need to connect with a compassionate heart at a time of year when loneliness can feel amplified to deafening levels of hopelessness.

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Care sector ‘at risk despite promises of more money’

December 9, 2015   Carers, Featured Article, health, ukcuts
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent

Vital care services for older and disabled people in England remain at risk – despite government attempts to protect the sector, care leaders say.

Last month, George Osborne announced plans he said would lead to an above-inflation rise in care budgets.

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GPs should urge patients ‘to go online’

December 8, 2015   Carers, Featured Article, health, internet
By Hugh Pym Health editor

GP practice should get 10% of patients to go digital by 2017.

GPs should actively encourage patients to go online for booking appointments and ordering repeat prescriptions, according to a review of digital services in the NHS in England.

Baroness Martha Lane Fox, former internet entrepreneur and government adviser, wants the NHS to push forward with an IT revolution.

Her recommendations include ensuring every NHS building provides free wi-fi.

She says every GP practice should get 10% of patients to go digital by 2017.

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