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Rise in number of disabled passengers on railways
A record number of people with disabilities are using the railways, figures from the Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc) suggest. Read More…
Elderly ‘suffer as social care spending cut’
Spending on social care for the elderly in England is falling this year – despite the assurances of ministers, an analysis by campaigners suggests.
The Age UK report said £7.3bn was being budgeted this year – the same as in 2011 – but it represented a drop of 4.5% once inflation was taken into account. Read More…
Befriending schemes for the over 60s
Are you over 60 and living in SE1?
Blackfriars Befriending can provide a trained volunteer who will come around have a chat, share a cup of tea and provide help and support. Read More…
Forget Me Not Diary Club
Blackfriars Settlement have launched a new service for older residents in the borough to help improve memory skills. Read More…
New Funds for Housing Adaptations
An extra £20 million has been pledged for the fund which helps elderly people and those with disabilities to carry on living independently in their own homes. Read More…
Doctors’ vote means industrial is almost unavoidable
The British Medical Association’s vote to reject the government’s pensions offer seems to raise the prospect of the UK’s white coats downing their stethoscopes, forsaking their consultations with patients and picketing their own surgery or hospital. The 63% prepared to take industrial action over pensions is a big number, and BMA leader Dr Hamish Meldrum’s warning of medics considering protest “unprecedented in recent decades” and the union starting to “work up detailed plans on industrial action” deliberately ominous. Without a government rethink an emergency meeting of the BMA’s ruling Council on 25 February will decide how to run a ballot on industrial action, added Meldrum. Read More…
Leading carer charities to form new organisation
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and Crossroads Care have today announced their intention to create a new carers charity that will provide support, information, advice and services for the millions of people caring at home for a family member or friend. Read More…
Social care in England is broken, not just fragmented
This post has been written by Moira Fraser, Director of Policy at The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
The Prime Minister’s been saying a lot on domestic policy recently. I wonder if he was saving it all up over the Christmas break, making notes in between his turkey and plum duff. He’s been wading in on a few issues which he normally leaves to others, which have hit a bit close to home on the caring front. Read More…
Social groups for older people
Time and Talents are a community organisation based in Rotherhithe that runs a variety of social groups for older people.
Inaccuracies dog ‘fit to work’ test
New study finds disabled people are being wrongly denied benefits after health assessment errors
Chris Linacre says the work capability assessment made her feel as though she was regarded as someone ‘just milking the state’. Read More…
