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Financial Help for Carers - Not Fit for Purpose |
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Older Carers |
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Calling All Candidates |
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Cuts Cuts Cuts |
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Mental Health |
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Disability Living Allowance |
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| Latest testimonies | Sorted by: New topics. Sort by: Most recent reply |
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What Needs to be Changed | Replies | Views | Name | Latest reply |
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DLA | 1 | 11 | Jane 9 Sep 2010 05:15 |
LisaJones 9 Sep 2010 09:50 |
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One mans story - husband/carer | 0 | 7 | Joe 9 Sep 2010 04:47 |
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The negative effect that claiming Carer's Allowance has on the person they are looking after. | 1 | 8 | Susan Barry 9 Sep 2010 02:43 |
Carer Watch 9 Sep 2010 04:56 |
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ALLOW ASSESSORS REPORTS TO BE VERIFIED FACT BEFORE THEY ARE IRREVOCABLY PRINTED | 0 | 37 | GEMBEY 7 Sep 2010 14:09 |
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people with mental heath problems who are under mental health services should not have to go through | 1 | 66 | patricia 7 Sep 2010 12:21 |
GEMBEY 7 Sep 2010 14:20 |
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3 mths of hell | 0 | 49 | Sioux 7 Sep 2010 11:44 |
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How many of us do the government want to die? | 2 | 62 | Sioux 7 Sep 2010 11:42 |
Linda Mercury 7 Sep 2010 15:29 |
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The Government To Look At The Bigger Picture | 1 | 59 | Laura 7 Sep 2010 10:50 |
Linda Mercury 7 Sep 2010 15:56 |
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Longterm and lifelong disabilities | 3 | 117 | Karen McNulty 7 Sep 2010 07:02 |
SICK FED UP 7 Sep 2010 18:16 |
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89 year old mother | 0 | 32 | Diane 7 Sep 2010 03:19 |
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Assesosr who know about medical conditions | 0 | 67 | ian thompson 6 Sep 2010 15:09 |
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Why not give carers the right to claim working tax credit? | 1 | 68 | Wicked_witch 6 Sep 2010 14:15 |
carol 8 Sep 2010 04:31 |
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Allowance & Acknowledgement of time | 0 | 121 | Penny 24 Aug 2010 02:01 |
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DLA | 4 | 371 | Andrew 20 Aug 2010 09:34 |
Laura 7 Sep 2010 10:27 |
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constant barrage of hasle for disabled | 0 | 317 | bazza 20 Aug 2010 07:41 |
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I too fear the consequences of not having my mental illness understood (ESA) | 2 | 263 | Als86 20 Aug 2010 06:55 |
Als86 6 Sep 2010 18:33 |
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ESA - make it humane | 3 | 207 | Roberta Mackie 20 Aug 2010 04:47 |
GT 6 Sep 2010 16:09 |
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the punitive welfare reforms to genuine sick and disabled people | 1 | 173 | maddy 20 Aug 2010 00:00 |
Linda Mercury 7 Sep 2010 16:58 |
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Not trusting ones doctor..... | 0 | 140 | Nic 19 Aug 2010 18:32 |
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ESA sanctions senseless for those with severe mental illness | 4 | 183 | Rowland 19 Aug 2010 13:14 |
john davey 7 Sep 2010 06:31 |
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Stop this pesicution of people with Disabilities! For politicians to put themselves in our shoes! | 2 | 170 | Lynn-Marie Williams 19 Aug 2010 10:02 |
Linda Mercury 7 Sep 2010 16:26 |
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atitudes to DLA | 6 | 212 | Elaine 19 Aug 2010 04:48 |
Karen McNulty 7 Sep 2010 07:07 |
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I want seriously ill people to be put in the Support Group for ESA | 1 | 1162 | Lily Green 19 May 2010 12:08 |
Kathy 4 Jun 2010 05:36 |
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ESA is scary - our life is in their hands | 5 | 3207 | Seb 19 Jun 2009 08:47 |
Seb 19 Jun 2009 09:03 |
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What happens when older carers get to breaking point - they all keep talking | 2 | 3178 | John Baxter 17 Jun 2009 08:06 |
John Baxter 18 Jun 2009 01:29 |
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ESA - I don't trust any one | 0 | 3298 | Chris 14 Jun 2009 03:52 |
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I want ESA medicals done by compassionate doctors | 1 | 3525 | RR 5 Jun 2009 07:49 |
Lynn-Marie Williams 19 Aug 2010 12:55 |
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ESA I want government ministers to understand mental illness | 0 | 3268 | Jason 25 May 2009 01:41 |
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protest----carers have a unique moral power | 0 | 3510 | jayson lowery 19 May 2009 17:21 |
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I want ESA to be run by people who care | 1 | 3368 | lily 17 May 2009 05:15 |
treborc 18 May 2009 07:07 |
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ESA is a nightmare . 2 . 3 . 4 . | 38 | 7703 | ben 17 May 2009 03:41 |
cwatch 5 Sep 2010 02:38 |
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I want ESA made humane | 2 | 3439 | Saffron 16 May 2009 17:00 |
Laurie 18 May 2009 10:04 |
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I want the new ESA to respect people with mental health issues . 2 . 3 . | 25 | 8424 | Jay 16 May 2009 16:52 |
case 5 Sep 2010 14:09 |
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Carer's allowance should be given no matter what your age! | 0 | 5155 | Naomi 29 Jan 2009 04:25 |
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Elderly carers arise,you have nothing to lose but your chains | 1 | 6536 | Dugsie 22 Nov 2008 06:38 |
pamela 7 Sep 2010 01:23 |
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Carers Assessments | 1 | 7370 | Joy 26 Jul 2008 06:26 |
Jen 7 Mar 2009 06:10 |
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Hourly rates | 2 | 6161 | Stephanie 1 Jul 2008 09:27 |
Stephanie 2 Jul 2008 13:06 |
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The Governments Listening Skills | 3 | 5051 | Cheryl 10 Jun 2008 04:56 |
frances 16 Jun 2008 02:19 |
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A Carers' Charter | 7 | 8704 | Dugsie 5 Jun 2008 14:44 |
Chug 5 Aug 2008 07:10 |
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My Situation | 5 | 6498 | Kia 27 Apr 2008 11:17 |
Kia 20 Jun 2008 07:12 |
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Council's attitude to elderly | 4 | 5271 | rosieh 4 Apr 2008 06:55 |
frances 5 Apr 2008 07:38 |
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I want a complete overhaul of the mental health act,and bringing up to date | 3 | 4747 | encourager 25 Mar 2008 19:04 |
lily 31 Mar 2008 04:22 |
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Econmic Blueprint For Discussion . 2 . | 18 | 10790 | Paul 24 Mar 2008 06:43 |
Paul 8 Apr 2008 05:46 |
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More information to helpyourself/emotional support | 1 | 4331 | clare 21 Mar 2008 14:16 |
Jane 24 Mar 2008 17:14 |
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Abuse is common | 1 | 28902 | Rob 20 Mar 2008 08:42 |
ANON 7 Sep 2008 06:52 |
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Select Committee and the Carers Strategy | 8 | 6060 | Cheryl 11 Mar 2008 09:40 |
David Johnson 7 Sep 2010 18:06 |
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Evaluation of the caring capacity of older carers. | 0 | 3759 | Dugsie 7 Mar 2008 13:36 |
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Anyone can become a carer overnight - My Story | 4 | 12130 | PaulaH 4 Mar 2008 16:14 |
Jane 7 Mar 2010 19:32 |
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Eligibility criteria to be fair | 5 | 5182 | Jacqueline 23 Feb 2008 14:06 |
Cheryl 3 May 2008 13:20 |
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families need to be assessed as a unit. | 5 | 4021 | jane 15 Feb 2008 17:56 |
Sioux 24 Aug 2010 17:52 |
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to be respected as a human being, and not looked down on, for having to be on benefits. | 2 | 3800 | jane 15 Feb 2008 17:43 |
Anonymous 16 Feb 2008 03:25 |
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The elderly carers cared for too | 3 | 3930 | Norman 13 Feb 2008 15:10 |
Dugsie 25 Feb 2008 06:06 |
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The same as every one else | 4 | 4860 | FlowerPetal 12 Feb 2008 13:39 |
Jane 20 Mar 2008 18:58 |
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Some thing has to change. I can't go on like this for ever | 2 | 3610 | Archie 12 Feb 2008 07:29 |
Linda Mercury 7 Sep 2010 16:43 |
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I dont want to be called a carer because it suits the government | 3 | 5713 | R 10 Feb 2008 13:57 |
Jen 7 Mar 2009 06:20 |
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An end to the poverty trap for carers | 8 | 7850 | Philippa 8 Feb 2008 19:07 |
Erme 15 Jun 2009 13:14 |
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I want plenty of modern supervised group living options | 4 | 6442 | Anonymous 7 Feb 2008 05:33 |
frances 26 Jun 2008 02:32 |
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Full rate of Carers Allowance paid to pensioners | 6 | 47513 | Peter 5 Feb 2008 17:02 |
Anonymous 30 May 2009 05:04 |
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Carers need a wage, not praise!!! . 2 . | 18 | 9372 | Cathy 3 Feb 2008 20:22 |
Laura 7 Sep 2010 11:14 |
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Better informed MPs who understand about Mental Health Issues | 4 | 3824 | Miranda Dunn 30 Jan 2008 14:58 |
jane 16 Feb 2008 08:26 |
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The way in which the elderly are neglected | 2 | 4165 | Anonymous 30 Jan 2008 06:54 |
Cathy 31 Jan 2008 06:06 |
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I want NHS Doctors to to stop offering private treatment at NHS General Practioners and Hospitals | 6 | 2722 | Cheryl 29 Jan 2008 19:40 |
Jane 24 Mar 2008 17:24 |
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I want a public health education campaign for schizophrenia | 4 | 6349 | lisa 2 Jan 2008 18:22 |
sharoo 13 Feb 2009 20:38 |