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Could this radical idea transform social care in the UK? | Letters
By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to Paul Sagar’s article suggesting a ‘Care First’ year for students in exchange for 50% off university fees

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/04/could-this-radical-idea-transform-social-care-in-the-uk

#Socialcare #Society #AndyBurnham #Politics #Welfare #Carers #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Family of NDIS client who died after serious neglect shares heartbreak
By Bethanie Alderson

The uncle of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith, who died from severe neglect, has told a court he hopes his nightmares "frequent" the directors of her former NDIS provider.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/ann-marie-smith-family-suffer-heartbreak-daily/107071054

#Courts #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #Carers #BethanieAlderson

Additional grandparenting admin accomplished in the last 10 days...

Organised initial appointments for the wee one for:
OT
Speechie
ADHD/Autism

Teams meetings with:
OT
Kinship assessment

Phoned Centrelink:
Child Care Subsidy has the 3yo attending primary school??? (different rate) - now fixed

Emailing CYF multiple times to keep them updated as required

#Grandparenting #Admin #Carers

Criminal neglect charges dropped against NDIS provider's directors over client's death
By Eva Blandis

Criminal neglect offences have been dropped against the directors of a former NDIS provider Integrity Care charged over the death of their client Ann Marie Smith.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/integrity-care-amy-june-collins-guilty-plea-ann-marie-smith/107027308

#Courts #Carers #Disabilities #SupportServices #EvaBlandis

Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/aug/11/matilda-davis-mother-suicide-carer-broken-social-care-system-england #Carers #SocialCare #ParentsAndParenting #Disability #Society #ChildrensHealth #MentalHealth #UkNews

The state of young Australians
A crisis of social reproduction

* “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

“…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
https://theconversation.com/to-improve-childrens-mental-health-start-by-supporting-their-parents-271944

* Young Australians kept in the dark
Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/australias-social-media-ban-preventing-teens-from-accessing-the-news-research-finds

* Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
"She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-run-australia-cost-2024/
#SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

📑 JOB VACANCY

#ResearchFellow post within the Economic and Social Research Council-funded Connecting Generations programme.

Examining fuller #workinglives and #care provision for individuals in later life in the UK and internationally.

📨 Apply by 11 April: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=3043625CC

#carers #socialcare #ageing #gerontology #southampton #JobVacancy #JobOpportunity

Kendall’s comments show new bill to order banks to ‘spy’ on benefit claimants will be based on Tory plans – Disability News Service
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/kendalls-comments-show-new-bill-to-order-banks-to-spy-on-benefit-claimants-will-be-based-on-tory-plans/

#Kendell
#SnoopersCharter
#BenefitsClaimants
#Tories
#Labour
#RightToPrivacy
#Privacy
#PrivacyRights
#GuiltyUntilProvenInnocent
#DWP
#Disabled
#Carers
#Benefits
#Welfare

“Is vaccine-induced immunity better than immunity from infection?

Vaccine-induced immunity is better because it’s safer. When you get infected with COVID, symptoms from the infection wreak havoc on your body. Whether or not you’ve been infected or vaccinated previously, the COVID booster is going to strengthen your immune responses to high levels and do so in a safe way.

Can I still get COVID if I’m vaccinated?

People who are vaccinated can still get COVID, but it is much more likely they will experience mild symptoms. Vaccinated people are much less likely to experience severe illness or get so sick that they need to be hospitalized. Data continue to show that those who are hospitalized with COVID are largely people who have not received a COVID vaccine within the past 12 months.

Particularly for people at higher risk of severe COVID, vaccination is an essential tool for reducing COVID complications, hospitalization, and death.

Can you get the flu shot and the COVID vaccine at the same time?

Yes! In fact, studies have shown that people who decide to spread out their vaccines into separate appointments often don’t follow through with getting both. We’ve also seen that the immune response generated by each vaccine does not change based on whether they are administered at the same time or separately.

It’s important to remember that many of the same populations at high risk of experiencing severe illness from COVID are also at high risk of severe influenza. Especially for these vulnerable populations, it’s a good idea to time your vaccines together.”

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/what-to-know-about-updated-covid-vaccines-for-2024-25

#influenza #flu #justAflu #virus #viral #pathogen #updated #fluJab #NEW #newJab #SARScov2 #covid19 #COVID_19 #covid #CovidIsNotOver #coronaIstNichtVorbei #coronavirus #herdImmunity #helpOthers #RandomActsOfKindness #selfcare #carers #ally #allies #Disabled

It's curious how some peope are treated like this but here's a whole load of other, a more powerful #elite, who can knowingly take thousands & lose neither their job nor their #home.
There are a lot of us, let's call us non-elite, and it's about time we corrected the #justice imbalance.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/12/carers-allowance-benefit-error-30p-a-week-dwp
#poverty #DWP #Government #finance #MP #UK #carers #mentalhealth #tagged #disability #homeless #taxpayer #job #jobsworth #Benefits

Families caring for dementia patients in UK reaching crisis point, says charity | Dementia | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/31/families-caring-for-dementia-patients-in-uk-reaching-crisis-point-says-charity

#Dementia
#UK
#DementiaCare
#DementiaUK
#Carers