A severely disabled man is taking a legal battle over cuts to his care to the Court of Appeal. Luke Davey, 40, is challenging a ruling upholding Oxfordshire County Council's decision to cut his package by 42%. Mr Davey, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, argues it threatens his well-being and breaches the Care Act. Campaigners said his fight will have implications for others in a similar position.
Life with a disability can sometimes give rise to unspoken questions and sensitivities, but amid the awkwardness there can be humour. The following is an edited version of a sketch by Angela Clarke who has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, delivered for the BBC at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington has called on the government to fund six years' back pay for overnight carers. Revenue & Customs has ruled care workers sleeping overnight to provide safety and reassurance should get the national minimum wage for all hours.
"Statement regarding the Place of Safety provision in Swindon and Wiltshire
Responding to the Care Quality Commission's State of Adult Social Care Services report released today (6 July 2017), Heléna Herklots CBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK said:
Carers are reaching 'breaking point' as they struggle to take even a day away from care responsibilities for years at a time, research by Carers UK has found. 4 in 10 (40%) of unpaid carers have not had a break in over one year, whilst one in four (25%) had not received a single day away from caring in five years.
