Tag Archives: carers
Disabled Stevenage man needs foodbanks to survive after benefits cut
A disabled man has been forced to rely on foodbanks to survive after going months without receiving benefits.
by Oliver Pritchard Friday, October 10, 2014
3:02 PM
Alan Ogden lives in Brent Court, Stevenage and suffers from Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis, which affects a person’s breathing, and a fused right wrist which he cannot bend.
The 53-year-old applied for Personal Independence Payment, which replaced Disability Living Allowance, in October last year, and Job Seekers Allowance in August – but is yet to receive a penny in either payment.
Carers – Being the connection in communication
Guest blog by matthew mckenzie
@mmckenz11
A blog for carers of mental health – Welcome back to another blog post from a fellow carer.
I would like you to check out the following scenario.
Just imaging this. Here we have a patient who talks to the doctor, the doctor sometimes struggles to understand the patient, then the doctor contacts the mental health consultant, the mental health consultant then contacts the care coordinator, the care coordinator contacts the patient, the patient then contacts an advocate and the advocate contacts the doctor, the doctor contacts the social worker who in turn speaks to the care coordinator who then is too busy to contact the patient who in turn does not contact anyone for a long time sinking futher into relapse.
New service offers housing help for older people in Norfolk
carer John Cook and his wife Maureen who has dementia. Photo by Simon Finlay.
Kim Briscoe Tuesday, October 7, 2014
8:13 AM
Moving home is considered one of the most stressful things to do in life, which is why a Norfolk charity is offering older people free advice and support about housing and care.
Examples of who the service has helped and how:
• A couple in their mid-70s were helping to move into sheltered housing after returning to the UK from living abroad. They will also helped to access benefits.
