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Help end prescription charges for long-term conditions in England
Posted on 13 Mar 2013 at 3:05PM by Samantha KennedyFrom 1 April 2013 prescription charges will be increased by 20p to £7.85 per prescription item. A new report by the Prescription Charges Coalition - 'Paying the Price' - looks at what are the true cost of prescription charges for people with long-term conditions.
Calling campaigners in England: local Healthwatch and you
Posted on 12 Feb 2013 at 10:48AM by Samantha Kennedy
From April a new patient champion body, Healthwatch, will be launched in every local authority across England. Your Local Healthwatch will gather views and experiences of health and social care services from patients, carers and members of the public.
Personal health budgets in England: Your care, in your hands
Posted on 22 Jan 2013 at 1:22PM by Samantha Kennedy
After a three year pilot programme the Government have announced that from April 2014 people in England who receive NHS Continuing Healthcare will have a right to ask for a personal health budget.
Will this week’s White Paper fix our broken care system?
Posted on 09 Jul 2012 at 4:28PM by Hayley Jordan
As we wait with bated breath for the publication of the UK Government’s plans for reform of the social care system in England later this week, the media have been awash with social care horror stories and speculation about what will be included in those plans.
But the billion pound question is: will it fix our broken care system?
What's your experience of social care?
Posted on 08 Jun 2012 at 2:24PM by Hayley JordanThere are big changes afoot in the field of social care. So now is a really important time to share your experiences to help influence the future of care services.
The Government is planning new legislation to overhaul the social care system in England and Wales, and cross party talks on how to plug the enormous funding gap are ongoing.
We know many thousands of people affected by MS use social care services, and many thousands more are missing out on the support they need or seeing their support get cut back.
Help influence MS treatment and care
Posted on 15 May 2012 at 11:37AM by Chloe George
Could you help NICE develop and update the recommendations in the clinical guideline for MS in England and Wales?
Prescription charges: freeze the fees
Posted on 24 Feb 2012 at 1:13PM by Laurie Drake
As another financial year looms, the government has announced that single prescription charges are to rise by 25p to £7.65 for those living in England.
A new year, a new neurology strategy?
Posted on 18 Jan 2012 at 3:32PM by dprimroseJust before Christmas the National Audit Office published a report on services for people with neurological conditions, giving a damning verdict: services are patchy, inefficient and poorly planned, and people with MS and other conditions are too often admitted to hospital when they could be better cared for at home or in the community.
Today the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will meet to interrogate the report’s findings. Donna Holmes from Ipswich will be keeping a close eye on how things develop.
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