The Care Quality Commission is to appoint a deputy chief inspector of hospitals who will lead on mental health regulation and be tasked with “rooting out” failing services. The CQC is looking to appoint a candidate with mental health expertise to the n...
Contact the Elderly is a national organisation which holds free monthly tea parties for small groups of people aged 75 and over, who live alone and need a hand getting out and about. Now two new groups are being set up in Devizes and Melksham, and ...
The government has tabled an amendment to the Children and Families Bill to help improve services for young carers. Children and young people who care for family members are to benefit from a full assessment of their support needs so they receive h...
If you are an older person in receipt of care or a carer of an older person who has been in hospital your views are important in this new research. Caroline is inviting both older people who have been in hospital and are reliant on some help from others...
The head of one of the country's biggest housing associations has warned of a rise in evictions of tenants because of the government's new under-occupancy penalty, more commonly known as the bedroom tax.Mark Rogers, chief executive of Circle Housing Gr...
The backlog of dementia patients in north Wiltshire has been cleared after changes to support services.Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership said it has seen all 207 patients in the past six months. A year ago, Trowbridge Alzheimer's Suppor...
Service users and carers would gain a right to an independent advocate to help them participate in the assessment, support planning or safeguarding process under a government amendment to the Care Bill. The provision would apply if the person woul...
Under new proposals announced by Prime Minister David Cameron, patients will be able to see GPs seven days a week in and out of office hours - with the introduction of email, Skype and phone consultations. Other services to be introduced from 2014-15 in...
The Care Bill aims to simplify and improve on existing legislation for carers. Carers Trust gave evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft Bill and has been working hard with Government and in Parliament to secure further improvements for carers. We ...