Carers UK inquiry reveals struggling carers
SPIRALLING costs of caring, coupled with devastating cuts to support are leaving families caring for loved ones in serious hardship, new research by charity Carers UK reveals. ...
HEALTH
84% of British adults worry about their parents keeping warm enough
One in six concerned about parents staying warm this winter – health, safety and loneliness among main concern More than eight in ten British adults worry about their older parents, according to ...
Hospices are so much more than just places where people go to die
Despite 60% of people cared for at Sue Ryder hospices returning home, many people remain unaware that hospices are not just places to die but offer a wide range of treatment and support. ...
Under resourced eye clinics put patients’ sight at risk say experts
UK survey by the Macular Society and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists highlights concerns over eye clinic capacity Thousands of elderly people with eye disease are receiving poor or very poor NHS ...