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Changes to care services in Wiltshire leave folks “absolutely gutted.”
New Wiltshire home care service rolled out
From Monday, wardens are being replaced by a 24 hour call-out system, in a joint project between Wiltshire Council and the NHS.
Four care providers have been chosen to run the system, which will affect 3,000 vulnerable people.
The Conservative-run council said it was providing a better service.
On paper I’m registered partially sighted and disabled, but I’d rather not be defined by that
Alys Wall explains the affects of her visual disability
- by Alys Wall, Western Mail
- Sep 5 2011
The Big Lottery Fund last week launched its £12m Bright New Futures programme to work with young disabled people and families in Wales. Partially-sighted 17-year-old Alys Wall, who helped launch that programme, writes frankly about her life and her hopes and fears for the future
WHEN you first meet me or pass me in the street, you wouldn’t think there’s anything different about me to the next girl that you meet.
I appear to be the same as everyone else – there’s nothing to hint that I have a disability which has changed both mine and my family’s life to the extreme.
Senior officials have discussed handing the management of up to 20 English NHS hospitals to overseas companies
NHS hospital management by overseas firms ‘discussed’
NHS shake-up
Senior officials have discussed handing the management of up to 20 English NHS hospitals to overseas companies, emails released by the government indicate.
Talks included plans for 10 to 20 hospitals but starting with one hospital at a time, the Observer says.
It comes as Lib Dem peer Shirley Williams said she had “huge concerns” over the NHS reform plans.
