“The horror stories I have heard”: DLA to PIP
I’m 65 this month, for the first time in my life I had to use a food bank” Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is the benefit that is gradually replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA). Even if...
Author: David Alan Cross
We have to address the faultline between social care and the NHS
One is heavily rationed and means-tested, the other free at the point of use and tax-funded. And when assets are involved, the issue becomes politically toxic. In his first speech to the Labour party conference...
Carers Week 2017 – Monday 12 to Sunday 18 June
Carers UK outline Carers Week – an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. Download the Carers...
Social care: what’s in a name?
Katie Mantell at the King’s Fund – Social care is all around us. More than 1.5 million people in England are employed to provide social care to older and disabled people. And these numbers are...
1 in 5 have poor mental health due to finances
Research by Turn2us shows that 18% experience mental health problems as a result of their financial situation. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek In a survey of 3,081 people seeking our help, 960 responded that they experienced mental health problems...
Would you recognise the signs of a stroke?
If you suspect you or someone else is having a stroke, phone 999 immediately and ask for an ambulance. Even if the symptoms disappear while you’re waiting for the ambulance, it’s still important to go...
Accepting the unacceptable? A physician’s perspective on frontline care
Elin Roddy is a respiratory and general physician at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. Here she shares the challenges and pressures of delivering care in a busy hospital, ahead of the publication of a report by The...
Advice if you or a Family Member Has Been Affected by Medical Negligence
Medical negligence might sound like something drastic, a horror story you couldn’t even imagine would happen to you or a family member. Despite advancements in medical care there are more cases now than ever before....
Reforming adult social care – is it just about the money?
Kings Fund Event This one-day event is for those responsible for adult social care, including commissioners and providers of services. It will focus on a key challenge facing the social care system: how to achieve...
The power of digital health: what can we learn from one million posts?
Davd Buck at the Kings Fund writes: Digital health is sexy. Last year our take on the eight technologies that will change health and care was the most popular piece on our website and we...