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Special needs budgets to be controlled by parents
Parents are to be given more financial control over support for children with special educational needs, in a major shake-up of the system in England.
The government says it wants to push ahead with proposals announced last year that parents should have a “personal budget” for their children. Read More…
500,000 to lose disability benefit
Half a million people are set to lose disability benefits as the Government pushes ahead with plans to rid the system of abuse and fraud, Iain Duncan Smith says.
In an interview with The Telegraph, the Work and Pensions Secretary says that he is determined to introduce radical reforms to disability benefits which will see more than two million claimants reassessed in the next four years. Read More…
Southwark Carers News – Summer 2012
The latest edition of the Southwark Carers News is now available to download.
Public service cuts will create ‘forgotten Britain’
The government’s radical plans to cut billions from public services are in danger of creating a “forgotten Britain” where the plight of “whole swaths of society is getting worse but is invisible to the rest of us”, according to Britain’s charity chiefs.
In a speech on Thursday, Sir Stephen Bubb, head of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, which represents the charity establishment, warns that Britain is becoming a country where the “haves” live increasingly separate lives to the “have nots”. Read More…
New research finds unpaid carers struggle without support
A worrying 64% of carers have never accessed any support services, such as respite breaks or counselling, and have only sought help from family and friends according to new research by Carers Trust. Furthermore, 60% of those that have been caring for more than five years have done so without any extra support. Read More…
The 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s – free guide
Have you noticed any of these warning signs?
Please list any concerns you have and take this sheet with you to the doctor. Note: This list is for information only and not a substitute for a consultation with a qualified professional. Read More…
Gardening Opportunities
Southwark Pensioners are looking for people who are keen gardeners to maintain a small garden plot based at SPC and also at a space at Art in the Park, Burgess Park.
Gardening has many benefits: it is great physical exercise, you feel a sense of achievement, it helps to maintain routine plus there is the social aspect of meeting and engaging with new people. Gardening is also creative, fun and a great therapeutic tool. Read More…
Helping Patients With Dementia Live Well
Care Services Minister Paul Burstow unveiled a range of new design prototypes at the Design Council that can help people with dementia to live well, which included a fragrance-release system designed to stimulate appetite, specially-trained ‘guide dogs for the mind’ and an intelligent wristband that supports people with dementia to stay active safely. Read More…
State must pay family carers to look after elderly, say MPs
Families should be given state funding to care for their elderly relatives at home, a group of Conservative MPs has said.
The current system means it is cheaper for families to put relations in the hands of local council-run care services, according to a report from the Free Enterprise Group. Read More…
25% more patients forced to remain in hospital beds
New figures from the Department of Health show that the total number of days patients have been delayed in hospital has increased by 10 per cent in the last month.
The problem – often referred to as “bed blocking” – has increased 29 per cent when compared with figures from August 2010. Patients are frequently delayed in hospital and cannot be discharged until suitable care has been arranged, either in a nursing home or in their own home, to aid their recovery. Read More…
