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Brown pledges social care reform for elderly and disabled

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers was invited today to hear the Prime Minister launch his review of a care and support system for England. Without radical reform, the government admits that the care...
12.05.08

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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

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

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