On 20 July 2015, Grandma B was brought to HMP Hull to visit her loyal son and carer Peter. Her face was bruised and she showed signs of neglect. She is also badly traumatised after her abusers have stripped her of her assets and unceremoniously deposited her in a home against her wishes, instead of allowing her to spend her remaining years in her own home. York social services has not allowed Grandma B to contact her loyal son since then, which is emotional abuse. She was too confused to be able to say exactly where she is being held, but believes she is in a home in the York area. Can anybody help find out where she is ?
Posted By: Andy Peacher October 6, 2015
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Wednesday 7 October 2015
Ramping up palliative care in Scotland
"More than 10,000 Scots who could benefit from palliative care towards the end of their life die each year without receiving it, a report has suggested."
"Professor David Clark, of Glasgow University, said an estimated 40,000 people in Scotland could benefit from the specialist form of care."
"However, the report, produced for Holyrood's Health Committee, claims about a quarter of the group might not receive it."
"Projections based on data from England suggest an estimated 10,600 people in Scotland die each year without receiving any palliative care."
"It said that "reliable studies" looking at the need for palliative care estimated that "in rich countries around 82% of all people who die would benefit from palliative care" - with this equating to about 40,000 people a year in Scotland."
"The report stated: "In England, slightly less robust estimates have been produced which indicate the numbers that might currently be receiving palliative care."
"These have been used to form estimates of those who might benefit from but are currently not receiving palliative care, giving an estimate for Scotland of 10,600 people who die each year without receiving palliative care."
"Palliative care aims to prevent and alleviate suffering caused by life-limiting illnesses, particularly towards the end of life. The UK was the first county in the world to recognise it as being a specialist field in medicine in 1987." [And many elderly have died/been killed before their time ever since.]
"Duncan McNeil, convener of the Health and Sport Committee, said MSPs had heard "anecdotally there are serious deficits in the quality of palliative care being provided for in Scotland" when they were considering the issue of assisted suicide." [So he is interested in assisted suicide as well as the palliative death pathway? That figures.]
"Deputy convener Bob Doris said: "The provision of end-of-life care is not one that is going to go away as our population ages and more and more people need care at the end of life." [All life ends. It always has. So what difference should an ageing population make? Really what this means is that people are living too long and something needs to be done about it.]
"The Scottish Government is already looking into this area as they prepare to publish their framework for action on palliative and end of life care. We hope that this research and our inquiry findings will provide some helpful insight to this."
"Health secretary Shona Robison said: "I welcome Professor David Clark's contribution to this important debate. This Government is absolutely committed to ensuring that palliative and end of life care is delivered to the highest standards, in every situation, right across the country..."
http://m.stv.tv/news/scotland/1328722-more-than-10000-scots-die-every-year-without-palliative-care/
My 96 year old father died on the morning after his birthday having spent the evening with his family. We were all laughing as he recounted some of his best stories. He passed away peacefully without anybody`s assistance.
Death takes care of itself. It`s the living who sometimes need help.
"Professor David Clark, of Glasgow University, said an estimated 40,000 people in Scotland could benefit from the specialist form of care."
"However, the report, produced for Holyrood's Health Committee, claims about a quarter of the group might not receive it."
"Projections based on data from England suggest an estimated 10,600 people in Scotland die each year without receiving any palliative care."
"It said that "reliable studies" looking at the need for palliative care estimated that "in rich countries around 82% of all people who die would benefit from palliative care" - with this equating to about 40,000 people a year in Scotland."
"The report stated: "In England, slightly less robust estimates have been produced which indicate the numbers that might currently be receiving palliative care."
"These have been used to form estimates of those who might benefit from but are currently not receiving palliative care, giving an estimate for Scotland of 10,600 people who die each year without receiving palliative care."
"Palliative care aims to prevent and alleviate suffering caused by life-limiting illnesses, particularly towards the end of life. The UK was the first county in the world to recognise it as being a specialist field in medicine in 1987." [And many elderly have died/been killed before their time ever since.]
"Duncan McNeil, convener of the Health and Sport Committee, said MSPs had heard "anecdotally there are serious deficits in the quality of palliative care being provided for in Scotland" when they were considering the issue of assisted suicide." [So he is interested in assisted suicide as well as the palliative death pathway? That figures.]
"Deputy convener Bob Doris said: "The provision of end-of-life care is not one that is going to go away as our population ages and more and more people need care at the end of life." [All life ends. It always has. So what difference should an ageing population make? Really what this means is that people are living too long and something needs to be done about it.]
"The Scottish Government is already looking into this area as they prepare to publish their framework for action on palliative and end of life care. We hope that this research and our inquiry findings will provide some helpful insight to this."
"Health secretary Shona Robison said: "I welcome Professor David Clark's contribution to this important debate. This Government is absolutely committed to ensuring that palliative and end of life care is delivered to the highest standards, in every situation, right across the country..."
Death takes care of itself. It`s the living who sometimes need help.
Whistleblower asks for support to protect elderly and vulnerable
"During my time at Individual Solutions SK, there were several different occasions when my colleagues and I cried at our desks, empathising with adults, vulnerable elderly people and home support workers."
"Adults and vulnerable elderly people would ring to ask why their carer had not arrived, why the visit was missed and as a result they were hungry. Telling adults and vulnerable elderly people there are no carers to come was difficult and painful. I fed back to management several times and one day I went to top management and was told that Individual solutions SK provides high quality care and if you go to your MP we will deal with you."
https://www.change.org/p/prime-minister-david-cameron-support-vulnerable-adults-and-the-elderly-by-protecting-whistleblowers?source_location=petition_footer&algorithm=promoted
After I attempted to expose bad practice at Individual Solutions SK providing care for vulnerable adults and the elderly, I have been subjected to continued harassment and abuse that persists today. I even attempted to get the GMB Trade Union involved so that I could have someone fighting my corner, but they refused to support me.I turned to Manchester’s Employment Tribunal for help, in the hope that malpractice would be exposed. I soon discovered that I was mistaken. The current laws do not protect vulnerable adults, elderly people and whistleblowers like me.
Manchester’s tribunal ruled in favour of Stockport Council and Individual Solutions SK, disregarding much of the documented evidence in support of my case. A witness who had travelled 200 miles to give evidence was not allowed to speak to the tribunal. Many whistleblowers are threatened with cost orders, leading to the withdrawal of cases. I have been ordered to pay £5,000 in costs, for more details http://olesi.com/cost-order/
https://www.change.org/p/prime-minister-david-cameron-support-vulnerable-adults-and-the-elderly-by-protecting-whistleblowers?source_location=petition_footer&algorithm=promoted
Phoebe Olesi Muchilwa has a petition on change.org
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"Adults and vulnerable elderly people would ring to ask why their carer had not arrived, why the visit was missed and as a result they were hungry. Telling adults and vulnerable elderly people there are no carers to come was difficult and painful. I fed back to management several times and one day I went to top management and was told that Individual solutions SK provides high quality care and if you go to your MP we will deal with you."
https://www.change.org/p/prime-minister-david-cameron-support-vulnerable-adults-and-the-elderly-by-protecting-whistleblowers?source_location=petition_footer&algorithm=promoted
After I attempted to expose bad practice at Individual Solutions SK providing care for vulnerable adults and the elderly, I have been subjected to continued harassment and abuse that persists today. I even attempted to get the GMB Trade Union involved so that I could have someone fighting my corner, but they refused to support me.I turned to Manchester’s Employment Tribunal for help, in the hope that malpractice would be exposed. I soon discovered that I was mistaken. The current laws do not protect vulnerable adults, elderly people and whistleblowers like me.
Manchester’s tribunal ruled in favour of Stockport Council and Individual Solutions SK, disregarding much of the documented evidence in support of my case. A witness who had travelled 200 miles to give evidence was not allowed to speak to the tribunal. Many whistleblowers are threatened with cost orders, leading to the withdrawal of cases. I have been ordered to pay £5,000 in costs, for more details http://olesi.com/cost-order/
https://www.change.org/p/prime-minister-david-cameron-support-vulnerable-adults-and-the-elderly-by-protecting-whistleblowers?source_location=petition_footer&algorithm=promoted
Phoebe Olesi Muchilwa has a petition on change.org
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Care homes provide palliative care and then verify death ?
"DEVON Doctors have announced that out-of-hours GPs will no longer be called to verify deaths in Plymouth care homes – to help ensure help can always be given to the living."
"As of October 1, 2015 the urgent out-of-hours GP service provider has said it will be the responsibility of the home to arrange for the death to be verified and for the undertakers and family to be informed."
"When approached by The Herald, a spokesman confirmed the decision has been made but added Devon Doctors has been going "over and beyond its statutory obligations" up until this point."
"He said: "The reality is that this is already what happens in many areas of the country."
"There are a number of organisations which provide training for care home staff in the verification of death and it is entirely legitimate for anyone who has successfully completed this training to verify death."
"Verification of death, he explained, is different from certifying death, which explores the reasons why a patient has died and which, the law dictates, must be done by a medical practitioner and does not require the attendance of a doctor."
"He added: "We envisage that care homes will continue to contact us when a death occurs during the out-of-hours period and we will continue to support them, putting them in touch with one of our clinicians to explore whether it was an expected death and, when this is the case, giving them the confidence to go ahead and verify it."
"The change in practice only applies to care homes and Devon Doctors will continue to attend any expected deaths in private residences during the out-of-hours period."
Read more: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Doctors-longer-verify-deaths-Plymouth-care-homes/story-27609279-detail/story.html#ixzz3ist9fZft
"As of October 1, 2015 the urgent out-of-hours GP service provider has said it will be the responsibility of the home to arrange for the death to be verified and for the undertakers and family to be informed."
"When approached by The Herald, a spokesman confirmed the decision has been made but added Devon Doctors has been going "over and beyond its statutory obligations" up until this point."
"He said: "The reality is that this is already what happens in many areas of the country."
"There are a number of organisations which provide training for care home staff in the verification of death and it is entirely legitimate for anyone who has successfully completed this training to verify death."
"Verification of death, he explained, is different from certifying death, which explores the reasons why a patient has died and which, the law dictates, must be done by a medical practitioner and does not require the attendance of a doctor."
"He added: "We envisage that care homes will continue to contact us when a death occurs during the out-of-hours period and we will continue to support them, putting them in touch with one of our clinicians to explore whether it was an expected death and, when this is the case, giving them the confidence to go ahead and verify it."
"The change in practice only applies to care homes and Devon Doctors will continue to attend any expected deaths in private residences during the out-of-hours period."
Read more: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Doctors-longer-verify-deaths-Plymouth-care-homes/story-27609279-detail/story.html#ixzz3ist9fZft
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