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Rosa Monckton’s care campaign
Sir Bob Geldof, Harry Enfield, Ruby Wax and Liz Hurley are among the latest public figures to join Rosa Monckton’s Adults In Need campaign.
They have joined more than 6,000 who signed her e-petition calling on the Government to ensure cradle-to-grave care for people with learning disabilities. If it secures 100,000 signatures, the issue will be debated in the House of Commons. Read More…
CarersTrust
From today, Sunday 1 April, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and Crossroads Care have officially merged to become Carers Trust.
Carers Trust is the leading carers charity which aims to put carers centre stage and ensure the contribution they make to society and to those they care for is fully recognised and valued. Read More…
Dementia: Britain’s hidden army of ‘unsupported’ carers
Two-thirds of a million people are dedicating their lives to caring for people with dementia, according to a new report highlighting the hidden cost of the disease on society.
Most are looking after husbands, wives, mothers, fathers or friends on a one-to-one basis, many with little support from elsewhere. Read More…
New ‘reablement’ resource for carers
Carers UK and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) are launching a new reablement briefing at the Southwark Resource Centre today.
Southwark Council will host the launch event for the briefing, which aims to help families access intensive social care support to help older and frail people get back on their feet after ill-health or a hospital stay. Read More…
Kinship carers ‘being let down’
Children being cared for by family and friends who are not their parents are being let down by local authorities, a charity has said.
Family Rights Group has conducted research with Oxford University’s Centre for Family Law and Policy which, it says, shows “a major lack of support” for “kinship carers”. Read More…
Dementia: PM promises push to tackle ‘national crisis’
Extra funding for research into dementia forms a central plank of the government’s attempts to tackle the “national crisis” in care.
David Cameron said he wanted to see the UK become a world leader in the field. Read More…
Outbreak of deadly flu hits care homes for elderly
Outbreaks of a deadly strain of flu have claimed the lives of elderly people in care homes across the country in recent weeks. Read More…
CoolTan Arts nominated for Mental Health Hero award
Mental health organisation www.mentalhealthy.co.uk and national charities SANE, The Mental Health Foundation, The centre for Mental Health and Emergence, have recognised the fantastic achievements of CoolTan Arts, arts and mental health charity based in Southwark, London. Read More…
What the 2012 Budget means for carers
In the Budget, the Chancellor announced a number of significant changes to the Government’s tax and spending policies. Whilst measures which will lift low earners out of income tax and cut taxes for middle-income earners will benefit carers who are able to juggle work and care, Carers UK is concerned that the Chancellor indicated that the Government will consider further cuts to benefits by 2016. Read More…
Take an aspirin a day and you may keep cancer at bay
It has long been prescribed to people with heart problems but new research has shown it also has tumour-busting effects.
A daily dose of aspirin – costing as little as 1p – reduces the risk of colon, lung and prostate cancer by half and lowers the chances of cancers spreading by 36 per cent. Read More…
