By Kathryn Morgans in Clinical Negligence on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 @ 15:43
Maternity units are ‘teetering on the brink’ under the relentless pressure of rising birth rates, warns Cathy Warwick General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, who announced her concerns to the media this week. Over the past decade, the birthrate in the UK has increased by 19 per... read more
By Sue Harris in Private Client on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 @ 18:10
With the general election date now confirmed as 6 May, all the talk and media comment over the last few months about funding care for elderly people is probably reduced to so much hot air - again. I wonder, anyway, how well most people have understood the current government's proposed... read more
By Edward Rees in Private Client on Sunday, November 15, 2009 @ 16:22
It's hard to believe it's two years since the arrival of Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs). LPAs were introduced in October 2007 (during the implementation of the 2005 Mental Capacity Act) to replace Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs). The Mental Capacity Act made big changes to the... read more
By Edward Rees in Private Client on Monday, August 17, 2009 @ 11:22
In April 2009, great-grandmother Betty Figg was snatched by social workers against the wishes of her daughter, her former carer. Social workers arrived with police and a battering ram to remove the 86-year-old woman suffering from dementia from her daughter’s house. The media quickly spread... read more
By Amanda Jones in Private Client on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 @ 15:12
A recent study conducted by Saga suggests 62% of Britons over the age of 50 are happy with the prospect of living in a care home later in life. Just 2% of the older generation expect to receive long term care from their children. It seems that the study may have 'exploded the myth' that... read more
