Telegraph View: We have to know how the state will help us as we grow older, if only to calculate what we need to do privately to guarantee our care
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Tuesday 15 October 2013
Dithering over Dilnot
Seven years of Age Demands Action in Latin America
If I had to put into three words what the last seven years of the Age Demands Action (ADA) campaign has meant to me I would say participation, leadership and raising awareness. It's these characteristics that have led to the campaign's continued expansion and success. Participation ADA began in La...
Guest blog – Why is dementia research the elephant in the room?
This blog was contributed by Matthew Norton, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, at Alzheimer’s Research UK. With the Care Bill running through parliament, the development of historic reform of the funding system for social care and much political focus on … Continue reading →
Pensioner killed by drink-driver
A court hears how a drink-driver more than four times over the limit killed a pensioner who was crossing the road to buy his Sunday newspapers.
Plan to use CCTV to cut care abuse
Hidden cameras and 'mystery shoppers' could soon be used in a bid to prevent abuse and neglect in care homes. The proposals, put forward by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), represent a sign of...
Pensioner jailed and given an ASBO for dealing crack
A pensioner who left his sheltered housing to deal crack on the streets of Soho has been jailed for two years. 74-year-old Alvin Ricketts from north London pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying crack cocaine. He was also handed a five year ASBO.
Care home hidden cameras 'conversation' needed
The new Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care Andrea Sutcliffe admits that putting hidden cameras in care homes is "a live issue", saying a "conversation" needs to be had to find out "the right way" to go about it.
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Pensioner, 70, dies in house fire
An investigation is launched into the cause of a house fire in which an elderly woman died on Monday evening.
'Digital spies' warning for care homes as inspectors consider hidden cameras and 'mystery shoppers'
Hidden cameras and a team of pensioners acting undercover for the authorities could be to be sent into care homes to expose abuse and neglect, according to the new chief care inspector.
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Elderly Care: Thousands Will Now Lose Homes
Thousands of pensioners will be forced to sell their homes to pay for care in their old age after a Government U-turn, it has been claimed.
Delay between symptom onset and clinic attendance following TIA and minor stroke: the BEATS study
Background: rapid specialist assessment of patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA) reduces the risk of recurrent stroke. National guidelines advise that high-risk patients are assessed within 24 h and low-risk patients within 7 days.
Aim: to quantify delay and map pathways taken by patients from symptom onset to specialist assessment.
Design: retrospective cohort study.
Setting: rapid access TIA clinic.
Methods: structured interviews with 278 patients newly diagnosed with TIA (222) or minor stroke (56), and examination of medical records.
Results: of the 133 high-risk TIA patients, 11 (8%) attended the clinic within 24 h of symptom onset; of the 89 low-risk TIA patients, 47 (53%) attended within 7 days. Median delay between symptom onset and seeking help from a healthcare professional (HCP) was 4.0 h (IQR 0.5, 41.3). Delay was less if symptoms were correctly interpreted but not reduced by a publicity campaign (FAST) to encourage an urgent response. Most patients (156, 56%) first contacted a general practitioner (GP) and 46 (17%) called an ambulance or attended the emergency department. Over a third (36%) had a second consultation with an HCP before attending the clinic, and this was more likely in those presenting to paramedics, out of hours GP services or optometry. Time to clinic attendance was less if an emergency pathway was used and greater if patients were seen by a second HCP.
Conclusions: factors contributing to delay include incorrect interpretation of symptoms and failure to invoke emergency services. Delays after presentation could be addressed by direct referral by out of hours services, paramedics and optometrists.
Betrayal of elderly on social care costs
Thousands could be forced to sell homes despite earlier Government assurances
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