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.
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.
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.Â
Aneurin Wright, 38, looked after his terminally ill father for the last six months of his life. He has written and drawn a graphic novel about his experiences, Things To Do In A Retirement Home Trailer Park When You’re 29 And Unemployed.
Care home provider, Anchor, has highlighted the benefits of community living in the wake of the first summit on loneliness.
The summit, which was hosted jointly by Minister of State for Care Services, Paul Burstow, and the Campaign to End Loneliness, called for a joined up approach to tackle the big problem of loneliness and launched new online guidance for councils to help them tackle loneliness.
Personal budgets must be overhauled to ensure older people, particularly those with dementia, can benefit from them, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services said today.