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Young carers from across Norfolk quizzed politicians and decision-makers
Norfolk’s young carers make their point at Question Time event
Norwich South M.P Simon Wright, who was on the panel at the Question Time taking to members of the Young Carers Forum. Photo: Steve Adams
Chris Hill Friday, May 31, 2013
5:38 PM
Young carers from across Norfolk quizzed politicians and decision-makers about the provision of care services during a special Question Time event at County Hall.
Twenty-five youngsters, aged between 11-19, put their questions to a panel including Norwich MPs Chloe Smith and Simon Wright, Daniel Phelps from the Carers Trust and Anne Smyth from the Standing Commission for Carers. Officers from Norfolk County Council’s children’s services department were also in the audience.
Norfolk: Leonard Chesire Disability’s Cycle Event will raise funds for a great cause
Ride at Norfolk’s Sandringham Estate will provide a family day out and will raise funds for a great cause
A Leonard Chesire Disability’s Cycle Event will be held in June to raise money for Park House in Sandringham – From left, Stephen Booth with EDP Reporter Kate Scotter and Phil Davies. Picture: Matthew Usher
Kate Scotter kate.scotter@archant.co.uk Friday, May 24, 2013
3:37 PM
Cycle Together Sandringham will take place on Sunday, June 23 to raise money for respite hotel Park House Hotel.
Organised by national disability charity Leonard Cheshire Disability, the event will see hundreds of cyclists take to the picturesque roads around north-west Norfolk, taking in recognisable landmarks including Sandringham Estate, Holkham and Houghton Halls and Bircham Windmill.
Dementia beds set to be axed in Carlton Colville as part of mental health shake-up
Reducing the 12 beds and maybe staff
Anthony Carroll anthony.carroll@archant.co.uk
Thursday, May 23, 2013
11:41 AM
The mental health trust for Norfolk and Suffolk has launched an internal consultation into the future of acute dementia beds for elderly people in Great Yarmouth and Waveney.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has announced it is looking at reducing the 12 beds at Carlton Court Hospital in Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft, and replacing them with dementia intensive support teams to provide care for more elderly people at their homes in the Waveney and Yarmouth areas.
It is believed the number of beds in the dementia ward could be cut to three and 31 staff could be affected.
