My Mother and my Brother are both being sued by the London Borough of Havering for Social Care costs. It was my intention to act on their behalf as Mum has Alzheimer's Disease and my Brother has some learning disability. My defense was to be as follows -

The defense to this case is, quite...

Forgive me if this is in the wrong section, couldnt find one suitable. Mods feel free to move it to wherever you feel is best.

As of January 2014, NHS England is sending out a leaflet entitled Better information means better care (2MB PDF) via junk mail. It is not addressed directly to...

The Coalition government has finally put its cards on the table, calling for the completion of a ‘free trade’ agreement with the United States of America that will end democracy as we know it today.



Do you think this statement is needlessly hyperbolic? In fact, it probably...

I have started this thread to try to highlight the difficulties of dealing with Social Services particularly if you have a vulnerable adult in your family. We could write a book on this subject as canmany others but in these days of financial constraint Social Services departments are trying to foist...

Social care costs cap wins favour

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 7th July 2012 12:29.

Legislation to change the funding of social care for elderly and disabled people in England could be introduced during this Parliament, Health...

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The families of two autistic men have won a High Court case over cuts to social care by Isle of Wight Council.
A judge ruled the council's new eligibility criteria were unlawful and should be quashed by the court.
Under the plans only vulnerable adults assessed as critical...

This is the Adult Social Care Report by the Law Commission to Parliament

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I've been told my ESA is being stopped as their obviously highly trained team have, based on a questionnaire and a 30 min interview, deemed me fit to return to work.

It does however beg the question of why they haven't spoken to my doctor,...