Social care news stories - my thoughts
Social care has been in the news recently. As someone who at least likes to think he has some experience of the sector, I've taken an interest. Much of what has been rumoured has not impressed me; it seems as if those in charge have little understanding of the way the front-line social care system works, or of how 'service users' feel. I've sent a couple of emails to my MP outlining my concerns. 3 September 2021 at 08:43 To: "FULLER, Richard" <richard.fuller.mp@parliament.uk> Good morning Richard Did you see last night's ITN News at Ten? They led with a story about the problems facing care agencies, and thepeople who use their services. Staff are deserting the sector in droves, meaning that some people who need help areunable to get it. Viv, my partner, would not be alive today if it had not been for the help she and I received from Sagecare Biggleswadewhen the NHS failed to correctly diagnose her hydrocephalus in 2017. It's possible that her c...