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Elderly being diagnosed with ‘acopia’ a disease that does not exist
Elderly patients diagnosed with ‘acopia’ – a disease that does not exist
Elderly patients often do not receive proper treatment because they are subconsciously ‘written off’ and diagnosed with ‘acopia’, a condition that does not exist, a former Government adviser on the elderly has said.
10:37AM GMT 04 Mar 2013
Professor David Oliver said that subconscious ageism within the NHS often meant the elderly are not correctly diagnosed and instead sent to care homes for treatable illnesses.
One study found serious conditions such as strokes, heart disease and Parkinson’s were being missed. Patients were instead diagnosed with ‘acopia’, which only means ‘failure to cope’.
Patients from the wartime generation typically do not want to “make a fuss”, he said, and so do not demand better care.
Health officials have apologised for failing mentally ill patients
1 March 2013 Last updated at 21:27
Dorset health trust apologises for failing mentally-ill patients
Health officials have apologised for failing mentally ill patients at an acute ward in Dorset following a damning report.
Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors found patients on a ward at the Forston Clinic in Charminster did not receive appropriate and safe care.
Patients were not protected against the risk of abuse or unlawful, excessive use of control and restraint.
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust has made changes.
Health officials shut the Minterne Ward in December, following the four-day inspection, which found the ward was failing to meet 10 vital quality and safety standards.
Carers of vulnerable children will be forced to take on the council without help
Carers and special guardians set to lose right to family court legal aid
12:11pm Monday 4th March 2013 in News By Omar Oakes, Chief Reporter
Carers of the most vulnerable children will be forced to take on the council by themselves in court.
From April, legal aid will not be available to people trying to go through the family courts, unless in very special circumstances.
Merton Council has come under fire for not providing support to special guardians, legally appointed to look after children if they have already lived with them for a significant amount of time.
In July 2012, a High Court judge ordered Merton to change its policy of underpaying special guardians after a former civil servant was being short-changed by £250 a month.
