tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753418862245773183.post9100892208480905907..comments2024-03-18T08:06:10.313+00:00Comments on Powys Mental Health Blog: Caring for dementia patients: what's best?Jackie Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05293038655478909058noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753418862245773183.post-31104136802112609302016-09-15T15:43:02.371+01:002016-09-15T15:43:02.371+01:00To all the above respondees, please see my webpage...To all the above respondees, please see my webpage: <br />http://www.pavo.org.uk/help-for-people/nvp.html. As the Voice for people with Neuro Conditions and Carers, I would very much like to hear your stories and pass your comments on to service providers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753418862245773183.post-41618209458865352072016-08-22T10:31:18.084+01:002016-08-22T10:31:18.084+01:00Hi Caroline
Many thanks for commenting and I sugg...Hi Caroline<br /><br />Many thanks for commenting and I suggest you send us an email with further information and contact details: <br /><br />pamhinfo@pavo.org.uk <br /><br />We will then follow up with you.<br /><br />JackieJackie Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293038655478909058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753418862245773183.post-81131431567914907742016-08-22T10:23:54.291+01:002016-08-22T10:23:54.291+01:00Hi all, I have been waiting for an appointment for...Hi all, I have been waiting for an appointment for at least 6 months now - I am 52 and my memory problems are due to severe head injuries. As this cause is not mentioned at all above I am wondering whether I this is in fact the right clinic! The Headway Forum is full of accounts of people who feel that they fall between all the stools/departments/definitions of the NHS.CarolineLCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753418862245773183.post-47161588754780903752013-07-01T16:03:17.733+01:002013-07-01T16:03:17.733+01:00Hi Anonymous
Many thanks for your comment, it'...Hi Anonymous<br /><br />Many thanks for your comment, it's really interesting to hear other people's views.<br /><br />I'm not advocating any party's politics, but I think Glyn Davies summed it up well in late 2009 in a blog post he made about Fan Gorau: "Put bluntly, our society does not put a sufficiently high value on caring for our elderly people. Massive amounts of money has been, and is being put into extending life, and b***** all into making that extension a meaningful existence. Its an imbalance that needs to change." You can read his full post, it also gives a bit of history (which you may be aware of) but could be of interest to readers - <a href="http://%20http://glyn-davies.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/caring-for-denetia-patients.html" rel="nofollow">A view from Rural Wales</a>Jackie Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293038655478909058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8753418862245773183.post-87525471609845412362013-07-01T10:53:49.337+01:002013-07-01T10:53:49.337+01:00Community based services..yes good if you have the...Community based services..yes good if you have the resources to do that. North Powys doesnt, therefore we would yet again end up with a very poor service. That doesnt mean to say that this shouldnt be worked on, however, even if good community services were able to be provided I don't feel it should be instead of Fan Gorau.<br /><br />If Community based services could be developed and provided in the North, this may well help with the bed blocking that occurs at Fan Gorau and make that unit more efficient and run more as its intended purpose of a short stay assessment unit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com