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Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party Conference 2018:
"I want to make an appeal to the older generation who built modern Britain. It was you who rebuilt our country after the war, kick started our economy, built our NHS and created our social security system, it was your generation that built the council housing, won our rights at work and made our country a better place for all. It was your work and taxes that paid for a better retirement for those that went before you, so we owe it to you, the older generation, to rebuild Britain so you have peace of mind and dignity. We will fulfil that obligation with a triple lock on pensions protected along with the winter fuel allowance, a bus pass and a national health and care service that can look after you and your families with a respect you deserve. This is solidarity between all generations"
"I want to make an appeal to the older generation who built modern Britain. It was you who rebuilt our country after the war, kick started our economy, built our NHS and created our social security system, it was your generation that built the council housing, won our rights at work and made our country a better place for all. It was your work and taxes that paid for a better retirement for those that went before you, so we owe it to you, the older generation, to rebuild Britain so you have peace of mind and dignity. We will fulfil that obligation with a triple lock on pensions protected along with the winter fuel allowance, a bus pass and a national health and care service that can look after you and your families with a respect you deserve. This is solidarity between all generations"
INFORMATION:
CAMPAIGN:
MENTAL CAPACITY AMENDMENT BILL 2018:
Labour bid to scrap DoLS replacement bill fails as legislation passes first Commons stage
Opposition claimed bill would not put service users first, create conflicts of interest and not address backlog in deprivation of liberty cases
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The Bill proposes a Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) scheme to replace the Deprivation of Liberty scheme (DoLs) which authorises the deprivation of liberty of people who ‘lack mental capacity’. The Bill will affect the fundamental human rights of hundreds of thousands of people with conditions such as dementia, learning disability and brain injury.
Age UK has identified four areas of the Bill that require a high level of scrutiny, and relating to these four areas, we believe the following themes should be referenced in debate:
What are the roles, responsibilities and expectations placed on care home managers?
In relation to self-funders in care homes, we believe there is a need for an independent external assessor before the deprivation of liberty can be enacted
Where cases are complex or disputed it is possible for an independent reviewer to refer the issue directly to a court
Establishing a definition of “Deprivation of Liberty”
MENTAL CAPACITY AMENDMENT BILL 2018:
Labour bid to scrap DoLS replacement bill fails as legislation passes first Commons stage
Opposition claimed bill would not put service users first, create conflicts of interest and not address backlog in deprivation of liberty cases
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The Bill proposes a Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) scheme to replace the Deprivation of Liberty scheme (DoLs) which authorises the deprivation of liberty of people who ‘lack mental capacity’. The Bill will affect the fundamental human rights of hundreds of thousands of people with conditions such as dementia, learning disability and brain injury.
Age UK has identified four areas of the Bill that require a high level of scrutiny, and relating to these four areas, we believe the following themes should be referenced in debate:
What are the roles, responsibilities and expectations placed on care home managers?
In relation to self-funders in care homes, we believe there is a need for an independent external assessor before the deprivation of liberty can be enacted
Where cases are complex or disputed it is possible for an independent reviewer to refer the issue directly to a court
Establishing a definition of “Deprivation of Liberty”
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RBWM Budget increases of £11.2m ...................and reductions of £6.8m for 2019/20 include: Increases: -Cost inflation across all services is £1.1m including staff pay reward of £300,000 -Children’s and adult services needs £4.2m, primarily for children in care -Accounting for reduced parking income of £1.3m, mainly from Advantage Card discounts -Weekly bin collections and recycling contracts worth £1m Reductions: -Additional grant income and ‘targeted efficiencies’ in children’s services worth £1.7m -‘Targeted efficiencies’ in the delivery of adult, home care and public health services of £1.1m -New property-related income of £600,000 Reduced number of councillors and related costs worth £200,000 _____________________________________________________ INEQUALITIES IN LATER LIFE: Collaborative research with Newcastle University Institute for Ageing. The review highlights that severe inequalities for older people are largely a product of poverty and disadvantage throughout life Whilst women suffer these inequalities more than men, people from BAME backgrounds and some from LGBT are also disproportionately disadvantaged. _______________________________________________ Corbyn urged to win votes by pledging £10bn more on care for disabled elderly Fabian Society research identifies shortfall in funding for 1.2 million older people www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/18/labour-corbyn-older-voters-social-care-fabians _____________________________________________________ Dementia and us: portraits of heartbreak and hope: Parents, children, patients, doctors, campaigners: the stories of those facing down Alzheimer’s Excellent insight into living with dementia https://www.ft.com/content/0553345c-e511-11e7-8b99-0191e45377ec _____________________________________________________ Study predicts 'We'll live longer but suffer more ill-health by 2035' Time to stop talking about integrated health and support services - it should have become best practice decades ago... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/23/well-live-longer-but-suffer-more-ill-health-by-2035-says-study |
UK POVERTY 2017 - a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation poverty rates increased to 16% for pensioners and 30% for children last year POVERTY IN THE UK DEFINED BY THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE TRUST Poverty = earning less than 60% of MIS adjusted for size and type of household Minimum Income Standard (MIS) – the benchmark of minimum needs based on what members of the public think people need for a minimum socially acceptable standard of living and includes the cost of meeting needs - food, clothing, household bills, transport, and social and cultural participation. Deprivation: a household with an income below 60% of MIS is typically more than four times as likely to be deprived as someone at 100% of MIS or above. 2017 MIS figures: a single person now needs to earn £17,900 a year to reach MIS; a dual-earner couple with two children requiring childcare need to earn £20,400 each; lone parent with a preschool child must earn £25,900 _____________________________________________________ HOW DO WE EVOLVE TO LIVE LONGER? INSTITUTE FOR AGEING AT NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY: http://ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2018/01/howdidweevolvetolivelonger/ _____________________________________________________ Forgetting but not forgotten the use of comedy for residents with dementia in care homes www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/nov/21/comedy-care-home-dementia _____________________________________________________ Use it or lose it the potential of cognitive reserve for optimising the brain’s resilience https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/dec/03/age-old-problem-how-to-stay-clever-for-longer _______________________________________________ "Julie Walters - who cares about getting old?" www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/nov/12/julie-walters-who-cares-about-getting-old-film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool _______________________________________________ 'The Coming Back Out Ball' Melbourne elders celebrated for all they have done in the fight for LGBTI rights - stunning photos... www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/10/ive-seen-it-all-lgbti-elders-come-back-out-at-the-ball _______________________________________________ Caring and being Cared for Writer Judith Cameron on caring for her father Charles; Charles on life at 91 and being cared for: www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/16/caring-elderly-parent _______________________________________________ 'Silver Splitters' Retired divorcees, unable to buy, become a new demographic trend as they rent in record numbers www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/jun/12/rise-silver-splitters-elderly-renters-retired-divorcees-trend |
CULTURE:
Allelujah!
a new play by Alan Bennett
interview with Andrew Marr
UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE - U3A
NEWSLETTERS
FILM:
"An actor having to stay tough while life and showbusiness give her the fuzzy end of the lollipop"
www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/02/film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool-review-jamie-bell-annette-bening-gloria-grahame
TECHNOLOGY:
VIRTUAL REALITY
Pioneering the use of virtual reality in dementia care
"...offers the opportunity to live in the moment, to go back in time and to just ‘be’ again and to feel valid"
“It was the idea you could move forward by going back, maybe use those memories as a starting point for a shared experience"
"...she was immersed in this and it took her back to a time of happy memories, when she was productive and emotionally fulfilled"
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/20/virtual-reality-taking-dementia-patients-back-to-future-wayback-vr-film
Allelujah!
a new play by Alan Bennett
interview with Andrew Marr
UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE - U3A
NEWSLETTERS
FILM:
"An actor having to stay tough while life and showbusiness give her the fuzzy end of the lollipop"
www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/02/film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool-review-jamie-bell-annette-bening-gloria-grahame
TECHNOLOGY:
VIRTUAL REALITY
Pioneering the use of virtual reality in dementia care
"...offers the opportunity to live in the moment, to go back in time and to just ‘be’ again and to feel valid"
“It was the idea you could move forward by going back, maybe use those memories as a starting point for a shared experience"
"...she was immersed in this and it took her back to a time of happy memories, when she was productive and emotionally fulfilled"
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/20/virtual-reality-taking-dementia-patients-back-to-future-wayback-vr-film
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