Crossroads Care, on Smailes Lane, Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, has been providing advice and support to hundreds of young carers across the region since it formed in 1996.
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‘Wish’ cash for carers would make dreams come true
Wish cash would help young carers
A SUPPORT group is hoping to make wishes come true for the hidden carers in the community.
More needs to be done for mental health care in the community
Mental health teams in hospitals can achieve major cost savings to the NHS, reveals new report
Edited by Andy Porter editor@wellbeingnorfolk.co.uk
Liaison psychiatry teams in general hospitals can cut costs to the NHS by reducing how many people need beds and how long they stay, according to a report published by Centre for Mental Health with the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network and the London School of Economics and Political Science, and funded by the Strategic Health Authority Mental Health Leads.
Liaison psychiatry services provide mental health care to people being treated for physical health conditions in general hospitals.
Grandmother will be paid the same as if she was a foster carer
Grandmother caring for granddaughter wins battle with Kent CC to be paid as foster carer
Court of Appeal determines that granddaughter is a ‘looked after’ child
A grandmother who has battled for 6 years with Kent County Council to be paid the same rate as a foster carer for looking after her granddaughter, has won her case in the Court of Appeal. Kent County Council has said that it has no plans to appeal.
