Tag Archives: Age UK

Shock toll of 5-minute care visits: Hundreds of thousands of elderly suffer ‘drive-bys’ as stretched councils tell staff not to waste time making conversation | Daily Mail Online

February 16, 2015 By in Baby Boomers, Business Administration, Elderly, Healthcare, NHS, People, Politics, UK Tags: , , 1 Comment

Based upon latest evidence from the Daily Mail, one wonders if the UK is still a caring society? This is a must read article. Check it out!

via Shock toll of 5-minute care visits: Hundreds of thousands of elderly suffer ‘drive-bys’ as stretched councils tell staff not to waste time making conversation | Daily Mail Online.

The elderly are rejected in hospitals and ignored at home. Is this ‘Cameron’s Care’?

With more savage cuts promised from the Tories if they win the general election, the Tories need to be careful of  losing votes from elderly people.

Any thoughts on ‘UK care’ as an election issue?

 

‘My supermarket wage is so low I use a food bank – ringing food through makes me angry’ – Ros Wynne Jones – Mirror Online

October 19, 2014 By in Austerity, David Cameron, Education, Fiscal Policy, Food, George Osborne, Growth, Healthcare, Immigration, London, NHS, Politics, UK Tags: , , , , , 5 Comments

This article about poverty in the UK from the Mirror is a must-read. Check it out!

via ‘My supermarket wage is so low I use a food bank – ringing food through makes me angry’ – Ros Wynne Jones – Mirror Online.

It’s hard to imagine that people who work in supermarkets cannot afford food and must turn to food banks for charity.

David Cameron’s Government‘s central strategy has been austerity, austerity and more austerity. Clearly, the cuts have fallen disproportionately on the weaker and more vulnerable members of society.

Thoughts?

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