Best Gifts for Caregivers

Caregiving is a tough job and this list is a few Best Gifts for the Caregivers we appreciate most.

No matter how much we love someone, being their caregiver full-time is not easy work.



Best Gifts for Caregivers

Committee of Public Accounts - Written evidence from the Chief Executive, Action against Medical Accidents (Part 2)

Over a series of Articles we intend to look at the Committee of Public Accounts - Written evidence from the Chief Executive, Action against Medical Accidents.

This is a Published Article taken directly from the Publications Page of www.parliament.uk

You can jump straight to the full publication here

We, at Edith Ellen HQ, have been very interested in the AvMA a national charity working towards Patient Safety and Justice for Patients when "things go wrong".

The main points of this Article are

• whether the CQC should be more proactive in following up indicators of potential patient safety lapses, drawing on our research on implementation of Patient Safety Alerts issued by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA);

• whether the CQC does enough to regulate openness and transparency, both with respect to promoting the protection and support of whistleblowers, and openness with patients/their relatives when things go wrong;

Committee of Public Accounts - Written evidence from the Chief Executive, Action against Medical Accidents (Part 1)

Over a series of Articles we intend to look at the Committee of Public Accounts - Written evidence from the Chief Executive, Action against Medical Accidents.

This is a Published Article taken directly from the Publications Page of www.parliament.uk

You can jump straight to the full publication here

We, at Edith Ellen HQ, have been very interested in the AvMA a national charity working towards Patient Safety and Justice for Patients when "things go wrong".

The main points of this Article are

Edith Ellen Befriending Scheme

Our Befriending scheme is a free scheme provider by our Edith Ellen Volunteers.

 

The Edith Ellen Foundation is a national independent Charity which ensures that people have ownership of their own nursing and care. It builds strong partnerships, understanding and a commitment to kindness by everyone who provides these services. 

This charity is actively operating and working alongside other regulatory bodies, charities and organisations to:

·         Improve the consistency of an outstanding care culture by empower the voices of all people receiving and delivering health and social care

·         inspire clear understanding and alliances between all those involved in this relationship 

·         put kindness and a spark of life at the heart of all nursing and care services

·         bring proactive fresh ideas and a different approach to support advice guidance that will sustain and improve the consistency of nation and regional health and social care.

Top Tip - RELAXATION

It's a healthy choice!

RELAXATION

• Give yourself permission to relax - put yourself first, you deserve it.

Care should be based on assessed need

Care should be based on assessed need, Local Government Ombudsman, 19th July 2016

This is in response to a Local Government Ombudsman investigation which revealed a council’s attempts to make blanket reductions

Councils are being asked to ensure that their care provision is determined by an individual assessment of needs, even in times of financial pressure.

The Care Act - one year on

"A year on from the introduction of the Care Act, a review by the UK’s largest charity for unpaid carers has found that the new act has made little or no difference"

The Care Act - one year on, Carers Trust, 4th July 2016

A year on from the introduction of the Care Act, a review by the UK’s largest charity for unpaid carers has found that the new act has made little or no difference to the 5.4 million carers in England.

Carers Trust surveyed and spoke to unpaid carers looking after their sick or disabled family and friends, and to health and social care professionals to find out how well they thought the new act, which entitles carers to an assessment of their needs, was working. The review, led by former care minister Paul Burstow, found a ‘mixed picture’ with examples of good practice, but in many cases found that the act had made no difference to carers. In some instances, carers hadn’t heard about the measures that had been introduced, which could support their needs and well-being as a carer.