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They save the NHS thousands of pounds each year, but unpaid carers say they are being treated like ‘second-class citizens’
“All carers, no matter how distressed, are treated sensitively, with empathy and respect”.
Published: 21 September, 2012
by PETER GRUNER
THE borough’s heroic army of unpaid carers is suffering massive levels of stress and distress because of Islington Council’s red tape, bureaucracy and lack of co-ordination, according to a devastating report to the Town Hall this week.
Harrowing evidence of carers, many of them elderly and struggling single-handedly to cope with disabled or mentally ill dependents, is included in a shocking 30-page review of services by Islington Council’s health scrutiny committee.
The carers accused council staff of being “insensitive” and often “brusque, rude and hostile”.
Local MP calls for assistance for pensioner carers
North Ayrshire and Arran MP Katy Clark has called for carers’ allowance to be paid to pensioners.
Sep 21 2012 by Ross Dunn, Irvine Herald
The MP tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament, calling for pensioners to be paid a carers’ allowance.
Carers allowance is currently withdrawn from carers once they’re eligible for state pension, with some pensioners qualifying for additional support, depending on financial circumstances.
Campaign to increase early diagnosis of dementia
A new campaign which aims to increase early diagnosis rates for dementia in the East of England by tackling the public’s fears of talking about the condition, has been launched.
By KIM BRISCOE, Health correspondent Friday, September 21, 2012
6:30 AM
The A Day to Remember campaign by the Department of Health is being backed by Sir Michael Parkinson, Fiona Phillips and Gordon Banks, who are all adding their support by asking the public not to delay talking about dementia.
Part of the prime minister’s Challenge on Dementia, the campaign will encourage people to have that first ‘difficult conversation’ with a friend or family member when they spot the signs and symptoms of dementia, and encourage them to visit their GP.
