{"id":99808,"date":"2009-12-07T11:12:51","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T16:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/careandsupport.direct.gov.uk\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2009-12-07T11:12:51","modified_gmt":"2009-12-07T16:12:51","slug":"in-the-media-23-29-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/99808","title":{"rendered":"In the Media: 23-29 November"},"content":{"rendered":"

Personal Care at Home Bill<\/strong>
\nThe Times<\/a>, The Daily Telegraph<\/a>, Daily Mail<\/a>, Ananova<\/a>, MSN UK <\/a>, Tiscali<\/a>\u00a0and Channel 4 News<\/a> report that the Secretary of State\u2019s planned care reforms will result in spending cuts on research, development and public health promotions. (25, 26 Nov)<\/p>\n

In his commentary in The Times<\/em>, Nigel Edwards<\/a> advocates funding care and support with social insurance.<\/p>\n

In The Guardian<\/em>, David Brindle<\/a> writes that we need to find out more about how AA and DLA are used before we defend the current system. (25 Nov)<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail<\/a> reports that government funding for dementia research has fallen. Discussing the same story, The Times <\/a>asks how Gordon Brown\u2019s promise of free care at home for the elderly will be funded. (27 Nov)
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\nGeneral Care
\n<\/strong>In response to a previous letter criticising his stance, Lord Lipsey<\/a> writes\u00a0in The Times<\/em> that his position on residential care is that each individual should be able to make an informed choice about what is best for them in old age. (23 Nov)<\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/em> announces its Public Services Awards. Winners include:
\n–Sheffield City Council<\/a> for its overhaul of its care services for older people
\n-The University of York\u2019s \u2018Minds in Motions<\/a>\u2019 program which encourages undergraduates to volunteer with dementia patients and their carers
\n-Cornwall\u2019s Arts for Health<\/a> team, which enables older people to participate in creative activities
\n–Carers Direct<\/a>, which has supported carers by centralising information and setting up a helpline. (25 Nov)<\/p>\n

The Evening Standard<\/a> reports that a pensioner has died after 6 months of neglect at a care home. (26 Nov)<\/p>\n

Financial Times<\/a> writes that insurers are now offering more flexible terms on plans that cover the cost of care in later life, including money-back guarantees. (28 Nov)<\/p>\n

The Observer<\/a> reports that thousands of families in Wales who were overcharged for care home fees may miss the deadline for backdated claims. (29 Nov)<\/p>\n

Dementia in the press<\/strong>
\nThe Daily Telegraph<\/a> reports on the story of a 90-year-old woman with dementia who died after wandering away from her care home wearing only a thin dress. (23 Nov)<\/p>\n

In The Guardian<\/em>, Roger Fisken<\/a> responds to criticisms of hospital staff over their treatment of those with dementia, saying that difficulties arise from a lack of information and time. (24 Nov)<\/p>\n

Following on from the Minister for Care Services\u2019 announcement of fundamental changes in the treatment of dementia patients, The Guardian<\/a> investigates how better health and social care could meet the human rights agenda. (25 Nov)<\/p>\n

The Daily Telegraph<\/a> covers Sir Gerry Robinson\u2019s description of care homes\u2019 treatment of dementia patients in Britain as \u2018appalling\u2019. (28 Nov)<\/p>\n

The Mail on Sunday<\/a> includes a question-and-answer feature on dementia and how it can be distinguished from depression. (29 Nov)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Personal Care at Home Bill The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Ananova, MSN UK , Tiscali\u00a0and Channel 4 News report that the Secretary of State\u2019s planned care reforms will result in spending cuts on research, development and public health promotions. (25, 26 Nov) In his commentary in The Times, Nigel Edwards advocates funding care […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":698,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/698"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99808\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}