This Thursday 21st November 2019 is national Carers Rights Day. A day used to celebrate the rights of people across the UK who provide invaluable unpaid care and support to a family member or friend in need. Many people providing care do not consider themselves to be a carer; often providing support to a loved […]
If a young person lost their sight, you might think it would be straightforward enough to get special needs funding. But Kezia, from Leyton in east London, has been struggling to get support for a specialist place. Now aged 23, she began to have trouble with her sight when she was taking her GCSEs. At […]
WORK has begun on a £11.2 million extra-care facility in the heart of Romsey. Nightingale Lodge in Great Well Drive was knocked down earlier this year and construction work for the new building at the site is now underway. Previously earmarked to open in the summer, the scheme was pushed back after “unknown ground condition issues” […]
No Limits would like to find out the link between loneliness and mental health in young people so that we can adapt our services to suit your needs. This questionnaire is designed to give us an insight into what you, the young people think about these two issues and how they relate to one another. […]
A SOUTHAMPTON care home supporting people with learning disability or autism has been told it “requires improvement” in its latest inspection report. The Integra Care Management care home on Winchester Road was told it required improvement in its most recent CQC report, publish earlier this month. The home, which provides accommodation and personal care to […]
POTENTIALLY deadly face-down restraints are still being used at the Southern Health NHS Trust, figures reveal. Charity Mencap, which supports people with learning disabilities, says vulnerable patients locked in “modern day asylums” across England are being “put at risk of abuse and neglect”. Staff at the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (SHFT) reported physically restraining […]
Labour is promising free personal care in England for over-65s most in need of it, so they will not have to pay for help with dressing, washing and meals. Currently, state help with the cost of home or residential help is available for those with assets below £23,250. Labour says the pledge, costing an estimated […]
This marks the largest amount that the student support team has ever given to charities since the university opened, and was achieved as a result of hard-earned challenges faced through student fundraising and SUSU’s Raise and Give (RAG) Group. Over 35 charities were benefitted by the funds raised, with just some of those charities including […]
This BBC article is relating to a report about the regional funding of children services using speech therapy has an example of the difference in the spending per region. Read more here
This feature tells the deeply in-depth personal story about postpartum psychosis and its affect on one mother and her family. It delves into the symptoms and their complex affects on the emotional state of the sufferer. Read more here
