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You can read the survey in full here. NEW REVIEW TO FIND OUT HOW PATIENTS CAN GET BETTER CARE FROM HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS A new review (announced on 20 th February) will look at how healthcare and care assistants will be better trained and supported A new independent review will look at how the training and support of healthcare and care assistants can be strengthened. You can read more here. INFORMATION ON PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND‘S CENTRES AND REGIONS New information for the Department of Health explains the regional structure of Public Health England, and how PHE will interact with other organisations on a local level. The Department‘s ‗Going Live‘ work programme has drafted a short description of the roles of our 15 Centres. You can find out more here WORK ON EXTENDING PERSONAL HEALTH BUDGETS BEGINS….. More people than ever before could benefit from personal health budgets under plans outlined today by Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb. A consultation, launched today, will gather views on how personal health budgets should be rolled out across the country. You can read more here. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DEMENTIA Dementia Harrogate 2013: a national priority 24 April 2013 At Harrogate International Centre Following the Prime Minister's challenge launched last year, there has never been a time of more public and political interest in dementia. Aiming to deliver major improvements in dementia care and research by 2015, there has been excellent progress, but there is still much to do. Would you like to learn how this momentum is being maintained and built upon? How will policies around personalisation, integration and funding of care and support improve the lives of those living with dementia and their families?
Confirmed Speakers Include: Hazel Blears, Vice Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia Trevor Jarvis, Ambassador, Alzheimer's Society Kathryn Smith, Director of Operations, Alzheimers Society Simon Ridley, Head of Research, Alzheimer's Research UK Philly Hare, Programme Manager, Joseph Rowntree Foundation You can find out more about the conference and how to book by clicking here NEW FUNDING REFORMS ANNOUNCED FOR CARE AND SUPPORT OF OLDER PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES The Government has announced new measures for funding care to ensure that the elderly and those with disabilities get the care they need without facing unlimited costs. The new measures are based on the recommendations made in 2011 by the Dilnot Commission, an independent panel set up to look at the fairest and most sustainable way to fund care and support in England. The new measures include, from April 2017: A cap on care costs, which gives everyone the reassurance that they will have a level of protection, if they have the most serious needs and incur very high care costs. If someone is assessed by their local authority as having eligible care needs, they will be told how much it will cost the local authority to meet those needs with local services. These costs count towards their cap. So, however great a person‘s costs become, once they have reached the cap the state will step in and provide financial support. Due to the economic circumstances, they are introducing a cap that is equivalent to around £61,000 in 2010/11 prices – slightly above the £25,000-£50,000 range originally recommended by Andrew Dilnot. This is equivalent to £75,000 in 2017/18 prices. They expect up to 16% of older people to face costs of £75,000 or more. People of working age who develop care needs before retirement age will benefit from a cap that‘s lower than £75,000. People who have care needs before they turn 18 will effectively have their cap set at zero. New financial protection for those with modest wealth. People with the least will get the most support. Currently only those with assets of less than £23,250 get help with paying for their care costs. The changes will mean that those with property value and savings of £100,000 (in
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