This #WorldParkinsonsDay we share a positive story of a family we helped to get the right support.
'Seeing dad settled and happy in his new home, I finally felt I could relax and just enjoy my visits with him'
#ParkinsonsAwareness #CareRights Parkinson's UK
carerightsuk.org/your-stories/p…

Our oral submissions at #CovidInquiry yesterday on the impact of the pandemic on healthcare. Encouraging the inquiry to focus on people, healthcare outside hospitals, the role of carers etc.
Thank you Adam Straw KC & Leigh Day.
Watch from 1:44:00 👇
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Eid Mubarak!

Government wasted billions on PPE, but starts worrying about taxpayers when it comes to reclaiming benefits from carers.
Carers who are massively undervalued and without whom the care sector would collapse. Not sure the Gov have their priorities right on this one!
#CareRights

Visiting is now a fundamental standard, protected via Care Quality Commission regulations. If you or a loved one experience restrictions on visiting in a health or care setting, contact our helpline for support 👇
carerightsuk.org/helpline
#CareRights

'The crisis in social care has forced local authorities to cut costs, and not complying with [legal] duties has become normalised. There is weak accountability for meeting needs, and persistent discrimination. Systemic change is required.'
Robert Buckland
#AutismAcceptanceWeek

'We need to dethrone waged work as the only worthwhile human activity, and place care in its rightful place: at the centre of our lives and our economy'
Well said Emily Kenway 👏
#CareRights
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The terrible impact of not consulting families👇
Sadly, we hear all too often on our helpline.
This is why we're pushing for a right to a #CareSupporter : a trusted person, chosen to act as our voice when we need it.
Thank you Adrian Chiles for speaking out
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Modern slavery in the care sector is a source of national shame. Really concerning to see GLAA budget cuts. With reports of modern slavery on the rise, we need to see more action to eradicate it, not budget cuts.
#CareRights
theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…

Plenty of coverage of low satisfaction rates for #NHS . But satisfaction with #SocialCare is even lower. Just 13%, the worst ever.
Shocking but not surprising given what we hear on our helpline.
What's the plan Victoria Atkins?
Nuffield Trust The King's Fund
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Grateful to Keir Starmer for backing #GloriasLaw .

Access to loved ones in care settings must be guaranteed as a legal right.

My #CareSupporters Bill is backed by campaigners, cross-party MPs, and would be implemented by a Labour government.

'Something has to be done, or the whole service, the people working in it, everything, is going to break.'
Thank you Kate Garraway for speaking out. Every day we hear from families battling to get the care they need. We urgently need change.
#CareRights
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In case you missed it yesterday, Keir Starmer backing #GloriasLaw 👏
He thanked 'the tireless campaigners who have continued to fight on this issue week-in week-out'.
We thank all our supporters for backing this campaign, writing to your MPs & pushing for this vital new right 🙏