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MP calls for greater recognition for UK carers
MP calls for greater recognition for UK carers
8:00pm Saturday 21st May 2011
Tiverton MP Neil Parish has teamed up with TV presenter Angela Rippon to support this year’s Carers Week.
The week, which runs from June 13 to 19, recognises the contribution made by those people in Devon and throughout the UK who provide unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail or disabled.
Mr Neil met up with Angela at the House of Commons to pay tribute to carers, and to urge that they receive more support in their caring roles.
Helping People With Dementia To Stay At Home Could Save NHS Millions.
Helping People With Dementia To Stay At Home Could Save NHS Millions, UK
Article Date: 19 May 2011 – 8:00 PDT
Helping people with dementia to live at home and preventing them from needing to go into hospital could save the NHS £127million a year, according to a report launched by Healthcare at Home.
The report found that many people with dementia and carers are being failed by the current system, resulting in many people ending up in inappropriate care settings. It calls for a new model of care that would result in better quality of care and fewer hospital admissions.
Dementia experts call for new approach to support patients and carers
Dementia experts call for new approach to support patients and carers
Published on May 19, 2011 at 6:09 AM ·
New Report Identifies Home-based Care Pathway that Would Improve Patient and Carer Experience and Reduce the Cost of Caring for Dementia Patients by up to 25%
Dementia experts call for a new approach to supporting dementia patients and their carers, after identifying gaps in current health and social care provision. The findings are highlighted in a new report, written by a panel of some of England’s leading experts in dementia care, launched in the House of Lords today.
