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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:02 am ]
Post subject:  Parents of disabled children speak out over state care
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/ ... ld-parents

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Parents are struggling to get state support for their disabled children amid fears about the impact of council cuts
Author:  james016 [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Parents of disabled children speak out over state care
This has got my wife wound up. She was a carer to her brother and all they got was someone coming in the morning and evening to wash him. Plus the mere mention of respite was enough for social services to try and wash there hands of them. They are a bit better these days but only just.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Parents of disabled children speak out over state care
Social services are pretty good at avoiding taking responsibility for people. There is a unwritten policy of trying to get as many people off their books by getting them wound up and then describing them as having a mental problem, thereby becoming a mental health problem and the NHS's problem.
Author:  james016 [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Parents of disabled children speak out over state care
It wasn't even that. They just didn't want to know.

There was one incident where a charity organised a holiday for my brother-in-law. When it came to giving him another holiday away from home, social services declined as they claimed that they already gave him a holiday. But once it was pointed out that the previous holiday was organised by a charity and not by them, they changed their mind.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Parents of disabled children speak out over state care
james016 wrote:
It wasn't even that. They just didn't want to know.

There was one incident where a charity organised a holiday for my brother-in-law. When it came to giving him another holiday away from home, social services declined as they claimed that they already gave him a holiday. But once it was pointed out that the previous holiday was organised by a charity and not by them, they changed their mind.

There is a lot of passing the buck by social services. If they can get out of their responsibility they will. They will always say no from initial contact, until they are literally told that they have to do it. Many people give up so they get their way, no expense and no future involvement.
Author:  james016 [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Parents of disabled children speak out over state care
Amnesia10 wrote:
james016 wrote:
It wasn't even that. They just didn't want to know.

There was one incident where a charity organised a holiday for my brother-in-law. When it came to giving him another holiday away from home, social services declined as they claimed that they already gave him a holiday. But once it was pointed out that the previous holiday was organised by a charity and not by them, they changed their mind.

There is a lot of passing the buck by social services. If they can get out of their responsibility they will. They will always say no from initial contact, until they are literally told that they have to do it. Many people give up so they get their way, no expense and no future involvement.


Thankfully, when it comes to her brother, my wife does not give up. We got my dad (a solicitor) to continually write letters until it the head of the legal department have to start dealing with it. It has brought some improvements. They are not so dismissive now :twisted:
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Parents of disabled children speak out over state care
james016 wrote:
Thankfully, when it comes to her brother, my wife does not give up. We got my dad (a solicitor) to continually write letters until it the head of the legal department have to start dealing with it. It has brought some improvements. They are not so dismissive now :twisted:

Yes but not everyone has a family access to solicitors or such support. It will get worse with extended families and people going into care in old age.
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