Sunday 28 July 2013

Preparing for an ageing society

Lord Filkin was bitingly critical in his response to the Government’s response to his committee’s report on ‘Ready for Ageing?’ The report had peered twenty years ahead, and found that the political establishment was ‘woefully underprepared’ for the enormous changes … Continue reading

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Elderly woman dies in house fire

An 81-year-old woman dies after a fire breaks out at her home in Arbroath, Angus, on Saturday night.

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Norman Lamb's plan for supporting older people is just a sticking plaster

Social care minister's proposals for Neighbourhood Watch groups to carry out caring tasks is unrealistic and destined to fail Norman Lamb has emerged as a sophisticated and skilled minister for social care. He shows a grasp of detail which has confounded many a minister before him, as well as a keen skill in connecting in public discussion with people as service users and family carers. While he ...

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