The findings from the Equality and Human Rights Commission inquiry into home care for older people shone a welcome light on the quality of care provided and its impact on people’s autonomy and dignity.
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Concerns about our NHS records being shared-this must not happen
NHS Records May Be Shared With Private Firms
11:02am UK, Sunday December 04, 2011
NHS patient records would be shared with private health care companies including firms which test on animals under new government plans.
David Cameron will promise closer links between the health service and the life science sector in a speech on Monday.
More must be done to improve the ‘care’ people receive in their own home
Why we must do more to protect those receiving home care
Without workforce regulation, the potential for poor care to remain hidden is enormous
When care takes place in people’s own homes, risks are magnified.
Vulnerable people will be hit hardest by proposed changes to the welfare and benefit system
Fears over impact of welfare reforms on Norwich families
by DAN GRIMMER Saturday, December 3, 2011
6:30 AM
Warnings have been issued that some of the most vulnerable people in Norwich will be hit hardest by proposed changes to the welfare and benefit system.
Dozens of charities and organisations came together for a seminar at Norwich City Council yesterday where the potential impact of the coalition government’s Welfare Reform Bill – which will cut £18bn from the welfare budget over the next four years – came under the spotlight.
