How to Choose the Best Bed for the Disabled
Most of us spend around a third of our lives in bed, so we think it’s pretty important to ensure that the time spent in bed is as comfortable as possible. Here at Grosvenor Mobility,...
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Transformational change in health and care: five small steps to make a big difference
Durka Dougall writing at the King’s Fund: The growing demands in the health and care service reinforce the need for transformation. Much has been achieved already but more is needed, for example by focusing on...
What is the cost of a disability?
The ‘disability price tag’ is into the thousands People living with a disability face extra costs on average of £570 a month as a result of their impairment, according to disability charity Scope. This ‘disability price...
Unwell, unsafe, and unfed – 4,000 people needing care reveal a shocking picture of neglect in our care system
A survey by the Care and Support Alliance (CSA) (*), of nearly 4,000 people who need care or look after someone who does reveals the damning reality of a care system that is visibly failing...
Former carers: The Way Ahead
New booklet launched by Care Alliance Ireland The Way Ahead, a new booklet aimed at former family carers, was launched this week by Care Alliance Ireland. This resource aims to help people who are no...
The Conversation Around the Changing Nature of Care
Professor Keith Willett, Medical Director for Acute Care, NHS England, writing for the King’s Fund: Considers the conversation around the changing nature of care. Medicine has changed enormously since the foundation of the NHS; GPs...
Let’s be frank about the NHS
In a guest blog for The King’s Fund, Laura Fulcher explains how her poor experience as an NHS patient has prompted her to question whether our affection for the NHS as a national institution is...
Disability and Employment
Disability can be a difficult topic to speak about especially when it comes to employment. Employers are often thinking what are the best practices when employing someone with a disability so in this blog we...
Act F.A.S.T campaign returns to empower people to call 999 at any sign of a stroke
Public Health England, working closely with Stroke Association, has relaunched the national “Act F.A.S.T.” stroke campaign. The campaign raises awareness for the signs of stroke and reinforces the importance of acting F.A.S.T. and calling 999 if...
What does the future hold for integrated care systems?
Chris Ham writing for The King’s Fund: NHS England’s belated decision to change the name of accountable care systems to integrated care systems has the virtue of describing more accurately the work being done in the...