Tag Archives: health

Voluntary scheme offers free time for leisure and training activities

March 19, 2013   Carers, charities, Norfolk

WEST NORFOLK: Time Credits scheme marks first birthday

Helen Gooding holds a giant Time Credit voucher with , Front LtoR - Tracey Spearing (youth worker), Alexandra Lee (KL Community Allotment), Alice Henderson (Bridge for Heroes), Elaine Pottle (Learning Catalyst Whitefriars Primary School), Sharon Marsden (Bridge for Heroes), Jenny Rouse (Project Officer) and Liz Falconbridge (King's Lynn Arts Centre). Back LtoR - Luke Foster (St Edmunds Primary) and Chris Borrmann (Purfleet Trust).Helen Gooding holds a giant Time Credit voucher with , Front LtoR – Tracey Spearing (youth worker), Alexandra Lee (KL Community Allotment), Alice Henderson (Bridge for Heroes), Elaine Pottle (Learning Catalyst Whitefriars Primary School), Sharon Marsden (Bridge for Heroes), Jenny Rouse (Project Officer) and Liz Falconbridge (King’s Lynn Arts Centre). Back LtoR – Luke Foster (St Edmunds Primary) and Chris Borrmann (Purfleet Trust).

A scheme which offers West Norfolk residents free time for leisure and training activities in return for voluntary work has celebrated its first anniversary this week.

According to organisers, more than 600 people have taken part in the West Norfolk Time Credits programme in its first year – giving around 9,000 hours of their time to community projects in the process.

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Care for the elderly is not good enough

March 19, 2013   Carers, health, hospital, mental health, Older care

Basic care for elderly ‘lacking’

By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News

Elderly patient in hospital corridor The CQC looked at standards across care homes and hospitals

Basic care for the elderly in hospitals and care homes in England is still not good enough, the regulator says.

The Care Quality Commission report, based on a snapshot of services, found about a third failed to meet all the standards for nutrition and dignity.

It cited examples of call-bells being left unanswered, bad manners and a lack support at meal times.

It comes after the NHS was criticised by the Stafford Hospital scandal public inquiry for not putting patients first.

The Stafford report, published last month, said the NHS system was more focused on corporate self-interest than getting services right.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections were carried out before those findings were released.

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Patients and carers will get more help

March 18, 2013   Cancer, Carers, Depression, Diabetes, disability, health

Thousands of patients with long-term conditions and dementia could benefit as GP contract proposals are unveiled

March 18, 2013

Thousands more patients will soon feel the benefits of better care at their GP surgery as an ambitious vision to improve the lives of people with long term conditions and people with dementia becomes a reality.

From April, changes to the GP contract, which have been announced today, will see millions of pounds redirected into better care for patients.

Money that was once given to doctors for performing routine office functions like record keeping will now be used to reward steps which directly support and benefit patients. This includes better control of blood pressure and cholesterol, to prevent heart attacks and stroke, and assessing patients at risk from dementia.

In total, £164 million will be pulled away from bureaucratic box ticking exercises and into better care.

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