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MP says “Carers are fulfilling a vital role in our society”
MP lends his support to carers’ rights
Mark Lancaster, MP for Milton Keynes North, has lent his support to Carers UK’s national carers’ rights campaign, urging people caring for ill or disabled loved ones to access all the support they are entitled to.
Coalition considers Joan Bakewell’s plan for elderly ‘tsar’
A new government “tsar” for elderly people could be appointed to protect the rights of pensioners and combat ageism in society, under plans being considered by ministers.
By Tim Ross, Political Correspondent
8:28PM GMT 30 Nov 2011
Wales and Northern Ireland have already appointed commissioners for the elderly while all countries in the UK have children’s commissioners to promote the rights of young people.
The health minister Earl Howe announced that the Coalition was considering whether a commissioner dedicated to protecting older people should be appointed in England.
The proposal follows a series of highly critical reports warning that elderly people are being neglected and treated poorly by the NHS and home carers, while councils are cutting funds for nursing homes.
Not just at Christmas are Carers like Cinderella!
We all know the story of Cinderella the down trodden girl that has to do everything for her sisters and wicked step mum. Right now thinking about everyday life do you know who does this on a regular basis. Let me tell you its CARERS .
