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Carers to get money for short breaks
Tyne and Wear carers to get £1.4m to support short breaks
Carers living in Sunderland, Gateshead and South Tyneside are to receive more than £1.4m from the government.
The NHS South of Tyne and Wear money will fund carers’ short breaks, an initiative recognising them as fundamental to strong families and stable communities.
Supporting Carers’ Health and Well-being
New Approaches to Supporting Carers’ Health and Well-being
This report, ‘New Approaches to Supporting Carers’ Health and Well-being’, presents the findings of an independent evaluation of the National Carers’ Strategy Demonstrator Sites programme. It was funded by the Department of Health who commissioned CIRCLE, University of Leeds to undertake the evaluation of 25 demonstrator sites around the country. These sites either developed new and innovative services for carers or extended existing provision where effective arrangements were already in place.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2011/11/
Minister asks why councils are not helping the frail and disabled
Elderly care cut as councils divert £2bn cash to plug gaps
Elderly people are suffering because councils are cutting hundreds of millions of pounds from their nursing and care home budgets, the Coalition admits today.
By Tim Ross, Political Correspondent
Paul Burstow, the care services minister and a Liberal Democrat MP, is demanding to know why councils are failing to pass on £2 billion of extra money that the Government allocated to support for frail and disabled adults.
In an interview with The Telegraph, he accused dozens of authorities of “clearly” failing to act “in the best interests” of their residents.
