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Carers are at their wits’ end and need more help
Desperate carers appeal for help
EXTRA help for adult carers is vital, a voluntary group leader claims, after a father killed his severely disabled son because he feared placing him into full-time care.
Chairman of Stafford Carers, Frank James, spoke out saying local people were “at their wits’ end” and said he feared that the tragedy of Christopher O’Rourke – who was killed by his devoted father Kevin – could be repeated.
Carers have the option of managing their individual budgets – providing them with an opportunity to pay privately for services specifically tailored to their needs.
1st – 30th November Lung Cancer Awareness Month
1st – 30th November Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung cancer is the UK’s biggest cancer killer, claiming the lives of more than 33,500 people in the UK every year – more than leukaemia, breast and prostate cancer combined – yet it receives a mere 3% of all money spent on cancer research in this country.
The British Lung Foundation believes it is vital that this balance is redressed in order that people with lung cancer receive the best possible treatment and care available.
£40m budget cuts- Unpaid family carers must be protected
Tees and Hartlepool Trust faces ‘huge’ £40m budget cuts
Unions claim services will be hit and jobs lost after health bosses on Teesside announced “huge” budget cuts of £40m over the next three years.
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is making £16m of cuts this year, followed by £14m in 2012/13 and £10m in 2013/14.
