Tag Archives: disability

Dementia kits tackle ‘scourge’ of old age

October 19, 2014   Carers, dementia, disability, Featured Article

A BARNARD Castle charity has launched a support programme so people with dementia do not suffer in silence.
Teesdale Disability Access Forum has unveiled its Keep Active, Keep Communicating project – the only one of its kind in the country.
As well as providing advice, the forum is giving practical help though dementia kits. These include signs to help sufferers find their way around their homes, memory games and communication aids.

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Bed shortages and poor ward environments blighting mental health services, finds CQC

October 16, 2014   Carers, disability, Featured Article, mental health

Feedback from first wave of mental health inspections identifies poor care that ‘would not be acceptable’ in physical health services

By on October 16, 2014 in Mental Health
Picture: Charlie Milligan

Substandard ward environments and problems getting beds and intensive care for acutely unwell patients are key issues blighting mental health services that would not be tolerated in other parts of the NHS, the Care Quality Commission has warned.

The findings, included in the regulator’s State of Care 2013-14 report, come from an analysis of themes identified from the inspections of 12 mental health trusts assessed under a revised inspection model launched last year.

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Disabled people ‘face online barrier to services’

October 15, 2014   Carers, disability, Featured Article, internet

Disabled people are much less likely to have access to the internet, research has shown

Moving public services online is creating a barrier for many disabled people in Wales, campaigners claim.

Disability Wales is concerned that an estimated 40% of disabled people do not have access to the internet, compared to just 12% of non-disabled people.

An 18-month project to boost “digital inclusion” will be the focus of a seminar in Wrexham.

Rhian Davies, chief executive of Disability Wales, said disabled people needed targeted help to get online.

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