[Edinburgh-carecampaign] update next meeting

[agnesw at tiscali.co.uk]

Hi

I will bring copies to the meeting tonight, so those attending need not print these

Regards

 

Sheila


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From: marlyn.tweedie at googlemail.com
Date: 17/08/2009 23:25 
To: <Edinburgh-CareCampaign at lists.aktivix.org>
Subj: [Edinburgh-carecampaign] update next meeting


The next meeting of the campaign is this Wed. - 19th August  6pm at City Chambers    - All welcome  - 
 
Next Mon.  24th August  Panorama at 8.30pm  is on the attacks on the services for the elderly and the struggles against them.  Should be worth watching.  
Can anyone record? 
We could use it for future meetings.
 
Over the last 2 weeks here are some examples:  A homecarer reports a service-user who had 3 hourly visits a day from Council staff has had her care transferred tto the private sector.  She states they are in for 20 mins and ,on 2 occasions, recently, have not turned up at all at the tea-time visit.
 
A service-user who has had a stroke and is paralysed on one side; her carer came for years - preceding the death of her husband . Now it's with the private sector. The time has been cut from 1 hour to 30 mins on all visits which means no housework is done. Often dirty plates are left.
Both the service-user and the carer are very upset at losing the contact  - no wonder!
 
While I was talking to a homecarer last week, she got a call asking that she go to someone's home at 7am instead of 8am to facilitate transport arrangements. Without hesitation, she agreed.
This kind of goodwill and readiness to sacrifice is absolutely typical. Homecarers are  so often willing to go the extra mile.
 
On Sat. at the protest against the BNP, I heard at the rally  that the Nazis murdered over a million disabled people just because they were disabled.
 
As we said on Sat. "Never Again"

 
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