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Health and Clinical Commissioning Groups

January 19, 2013   Carers, mental health

Lee Stribling

Why do you need to know this?

You’ve probably realised by now that issues around types of care, funding, assessment and all things dementia related are not straightforward.  At some point the person you care for will have contact with Health professionals such as their GP. I thought it would be useful to explain the current structure (November 2012) so you could see how things are linked.  I’ll also talk about CCGs (the Clinical Commissioning Groups) as these are groups of doctors who decide how the budget is spent as well as signposting you to resources about how things will look from April 2013.


If there is a lack of provision for services for people with dementia in your area, you may wish to contact the CCG to highlight this gap so that they can make decisions as to whether this is a local need.  CCGs are comprised of other people too, including those who use services and you may wish to be involved in this.

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GPs to be paid to take more notice of carers’ needs

January 8, 2013   Carers, health

Will this be a step forward for the family carer?

Family doctors are to be assessed on how much they know about patients in their practice who care for someone with dementia, if new guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are agreed.

The proposals form part of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), which sets performance standards for GPs and also rewards them financially for meeting those standards.

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Hampers and food parcels donated to Wimbledon carers

January 6, 2013   Carers, poverty

Over 30 hampers and food parcels have been donated to carers in Wimbledon.

10:00am Sunday 6th January 2013

Home Instead Care staff with the Hampers Home Instead Care staff with the Hampers

The teams at the Wimbledon and Kingston office of Home Instead Senior Care, which provide care to older people in their own homes, used donations to produce the hampers.

Using food and goodies donated by staff, families, friends and contacts, the team received contributions from across the borough for their 2012 Hamper appeal.

Clare Jefferies, owner of Home Instead Care said: “We recognise that there are many who have such a tough life, caring for loved ones and dealing with very difficult situations, usually through no fault of their own. We thought it would be good to help bring a bit of cheer to their lives.

“We asked local organisations to identify people who most needed help and we were delighted to drop off 30 hampers to The Wimbledon Guild, Kingston Carers Network, Carers Support Merton, Kingston Association for the Blind, Merton Voluntary Services Council and The Stroke Association.

“We do hope this goes some way in making a small difference to older people within our local community and will ensure they have a selection of treats to look forward to, well into the new year.”

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