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Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia Hails Launch of New Website for the South of England
Media release
Thursday 3 January 2013
Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia Hails Launch of New Website for the South of England
A pioneering online public information service is today being launched across the South of England.
The ‘Our Health’ website is the first of its kind in England. It aims to transform the way that patients, their carers and health professionals access and share the latest information on a range of key local health and care services across the South.
The Our Health website was developed in the South West, initially providing information on local stroke and dementia services.
The website received the Prime Minister’s backing in March 2012, when David Cameron launched his ‘Challenge on Dementia’ and set out the need to promote local information on dementia services.
Warwickshire's dementia portal brings vital information together online
A county council has developed an online portal to make it simpler for people with dementia and their carers to navigate their way through the system
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Christine Lewington
- Guardian Professional,
In social care commissioning many of us have been haunted by the graphs of doom; the forecasted reductions in spending set against the rising number of older people with complex conditions, a great number of whom will have dementia.
In Warwickshire alone there are 7,100 people living with dementia – a figure that is expected to rise by 34% by 2021.
We believe there can be a positive future for people with dementia, but only if we shape it now and help people to help themselves and family members earlier on.
‘Target winter fuel benefit to pay for elderly care’
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News
Social care is in need of reform, many experts say
Winter fuel payments should be means-tested to help pay for care of the elderly, a former minister says.A report by Lib Dem MP Paul Burstow and the Centre Forum think-tank, said targeting the allowance would help pay for a fairer social care system.
The report said it could fund most of the £1.7bn cost of implementing reforms of elderly care in England proposed by the independent Dilnot Commission.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said a funding model was yet to be decided.
The Dilnot Commission, which was set up by the government, recommended that the cap on the amount individuals have to pay towards their social care be set at £35,000 over a lifetime.
The commission argued that such a move would protect people from catastrophic care costs that result in them having to sell their homes.
As things stand, older people in England have to contribute to their care costs if they have savings of more than around £23,000.
