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Keeping It In The Family: growing up with parents who misuse alcohol (report cover)Keeping it in the family

Approximately one million children live with a parent who is dependent on alcohol, according to a report published during Alcohol Awareness Week in April by Alcohol Concern and The Princess Royal Trust...
28.04.08

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Counting carers
After pressure from carers and carers charities, this month has brought some important steps forward in the campaign to ensure that carers are counted in the next census. Carers were included for the...
15.04.08

Life with Parkinson's: many carers lack support
Launching Parkinson's Awareness week, the Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) has published the results of the largest ever survey of people with Parkinson's and their carers. The research is based on...
07.04.08

CSIP report on High Impact Changes for Health and Social Care
In March 2008, David Behan, Director General of Social Care launched the Care Services Improvement Partnership’s (CSIP) publication on the High Impact Changes for Health and Social Care. This is a collection...
24.03.08

Government pledge to stop benefit cuts for working carers
The government has announced plans to make it easier for people caring for elderly relatives to stay in employment, by ensuring they no longer lose their benefits. Currently carers are entitled to an...
03.03.08

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dla and mobitliy??
hi ive put in a claim form for mobility and to look at my dla again as my son has now turned 3 years old...well hes 4 in september i am currently gettin the middle rate care component.......i am just...
sarahg - 09.05.08

fed up !!!!!!!!!!1
hi im mummy to hannah who has a heart problem she is 28 mths tube fed, and a handful, i live with my mum and things go well most of the time BUT her ideas and mine about the way i live my life are...
nicky4321 - 03.05.08

I am so furious
dont know how OTdepts treat you but ours is the pits! Having waited 12months just for someone to check my daughter's allowances so that they will pay for her wetroom to be modified to save me being...
jeanette - 08.05.08

Doing great
As some of you know my son Adam after being in mainstream all his life(13yrs) started a new SEN school 3 weeks ago after a long 3yr fight. I just wanted to share our good news with you all and let you...
EL - 08.05.08

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