http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/ Carers Forum uk Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:13:27 GMT aim highpeak http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7640 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7640 Richard Watson will be digging into the past of Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who allegedly opened fire at Fort Hood killing 13 people and injuring 30. US President Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:21:22 GMT Pam Pinder http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7639 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7639 Did you read about the PCT's withholding funding for respite to carers on Carers uk? Apparently PCT's have been given funding for this and seemed to have not Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:46:52 GMT annelinora@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7638 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7638 MH Services is giving ony 250 in Harrow to carers for respite. They seem to have forgotten about the 'One off' Direct Payment. Maybe the new Personalisation & Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:14:52 GMT Georgina Wakefield http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7637 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7637 I totally agree with everything you say Pam it's very frustrating, the best practitioners are those who view this as a whole family perspective because carers Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:10:43 GMT Georgina Wakefield http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7636 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7636 South Essex do have a website google South Essex Partnership Foundation University Trust. I am working with them at the moment and hope to set up a project Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:43:05 GMT Pam Pinder http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7635 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7635 Hi Georgie What area is your social services team in? Do they have their own website? Because it seems to me the way carers assessment are dealt with vary from Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:33:01 GMT Pam Pinder http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7634 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7634 Yes I think something like this does help Georgie, but we also suffer that pain with them! Which is often overlooked by professionals when the focus is all on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:17:13 GMT Georgina Wakefield http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7633 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7633 I will send it to you over the weekend Ann. I have just been accepted following a carers assessment for direct payments x4 4 nights away for me and Paul to re Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:25:56 GMT annelinora@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7632 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7632 Would love a transcript of the speech, Georgie. Feeling proud of your son, too! Ann On Nov 5 2009, Georgina Wakefield wrote: Absolutely right it's disgraceful, Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:10:54 GMT Georgina Wakefield http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7631 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7631 Absolutely right it's disgraceful, my son gave a speech to 300 pharmacists recently and he received a standing ovation. This helped me with my feelings of Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:44:27 GMT Pam Pinder http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7630 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7630 I think this should come under discrimination on a par with racial discrimination. Personally I can't see the difference. Pam ... From: Alex Jenson To: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:41:22 GMT Alex Jenson http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7629 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7629 What about all those London knife murders? Weren't there about 20 stabbings in the space of 6 months or something? It would be interesting to know how many of Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:49:51 GMT Pam Pinder http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7628 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7628 I think crimes of violence are often triggered by alcohol and drug abuse, minus mental illness. We see and hear enough about it in the news almost daily, I Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:17:41 GMT aim highpeak http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7627 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7627 New from the Social Care Institute for Excellence November 2009 Dear Colleague   Get the picture with Social Care TV   The successful transformation of care Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:41:34 GMT aim highpeak http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7626 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Carersforumuk/message/7626 #yiv1668606264 P { MARGIN-TOP:0px;MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;} The Care Providers Alliance, an umbrella group of 11 provider representative bodies, is undertaking a