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Disabled person’s care cash stopped after Council declared them dead !
A disabled Norfolk person had their care cash stopped after a council official incorrectly recorded them as being dead.
Richard Wheeler Friday, July 6, 2012
6:30 AM
A disabled Norfolk person had their care cash stopped after a council official incorrectly recorded them as being dead.
The individual also had their blue badge disabled parking pass cancelled after the error, which has forced Norfolk County Council to review how it notes deaths of patients.
Care staff are due to be issued with new instructions telling them to making sure they write down who tells them of a person’s death and how it happened. The culprit for the initial error has not been found.
When I’m 65 season
In with the old: BBC One addresses its older viewers with the When I’m 65 season
When I’m 65, a new season of BBC One documentaries, examines the very real concerns facing our ageing population. Benji Wilson finds out more.
By Benji Wilson
1:31PM BST 03 Jul 2012
It is estimated that by 2030 a quarter of the population will be over 65. By 2083, it will be one in three. A quarter of all children born today will live to see their 100th birthday. Those numbers mean that the elderly cannot continue to be invisible. In fact they will hardly be elderly at all in the word’s current sense – they will be richer, more active, more relevant and more numerous than ever before.
Helping hand for carers in crisis
Published on Thursday 5 July 2012 08:59
A NEW service has been launched to support selfless carers in Hucknall who find themselves in crisis.
The Carers’ Crisis Prevention Scheme has been launched by Notts County Council to give reassurance and practical help in emergencies.
East Midlands Crossroads and North Notts Crossroads are providing the service at a cost of £85,000 this year.
