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Care campaign to save services for Norfolk’s elderly launched in Norwich
Age UK Norfolk and Age UK Norwich officially launched their Cut Cake Not Care campaign
Richard Wheeler Saturday, December 17, 2011
6.30 AM
Charity bosses say they have printed 4,000 extra postcards after receiving strong support for their campaign to save care services.
Age UK Norfolk and Age UK Norwich officially launched their Cut Cake Not Care campaign yesterday at Tesco in Ipswich Road, Norwich.
The two independent charities are hoping to persuade Norfolk County Council to think again about its proposals to reduce preventative care service funding by £11 million in the next two years.
The groups say these services are essential to spotting the early signs of illness and stop the elderly needing more expensive care in the future.
Quarter of hospital beds are now occupied by dementia sufferers
Emergency admissions for dementia patients rise 12%
A quarter of hospital beds are now occupied by dementia sufferers as emergency admissions have risen sharply in recent years, figures show.
Experts say the increasing number of admissions is costly to the NHS and in many cases unnecessary, as well as traumatic for vulnerable patients.
Campaigners are calling for new strategies to improve care for dementia under the reformed health service, with greater involvement from patients themselves.
Reforms to long-term care for the elderly may not take effect until 2025
Reforms to long-term care for the elderly may not take effect for another 15 years, despite warnings that the system is already in crisis.
By Tim Ross, Political Correspondent
6:15AM GMT 14 Dec 2011
Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, yesterday refused to rule out a new tax on pensioners to pay for the soaring costs of old age and acknowledged that more funding was needed.
His advisers admitted that key parts of the planned reformed system of care for elderly and disabled adults may not come into effect before 2025.
