Age Concern

The UK's largest charity working with and for older people

Alzheimer's Society

The UK’s leading care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers.

BBC Panorama: The National Homes Swindle

In March 2006, Panorama investigated how sick and elderly people are compelled unlawfully to sell their homes to pay for NHS care. The film prompted the biggest viewer response Panorama has ever had with 1,700 emails and 3,000 phone calls.

BBC Panorama: Watch an episode on-line

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BBC: A Growing Scandal: The NHS Consultant Answers Questions

Phil Shakespeare's campaign for NHS funded care for his mother is supported by an NHS Consultant, Dr David Jolley who is a psychiatrist of late life. Dr Jolley regularly visited Pauline Shakespeare whilst visiting other patients living in her care home. Although she was not a patient of his he knew her case well and he has strong views about the way the NHS is withholding fully funded care. He was interviewed by Panorama's Vivian White.

Carers UK

Carers UK is the voice of carers. Carers provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or partner.

Chill4us

Carers Forum

Continuing Care Campaign

The Story of Rod Johnson MRICS

Counsel and Care

Counsel and Care is a national charity getting the best care and support for older people, their families and carers. We do this by providing advice, information and financial support and by influencing policies, services and funding.

Help the Aged

Help the Aged is an international charity fighting to free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation and neglect.

Mobile Medic

A revolutionary service available freely to any GSM mobile phone owner that will enable medical personnel to treat them more quickly in an emergency by using the patients mobile phone to identify them.

Royal College of Nursing

Article: Call on Government to make care fair for older people

The Department of Health - Carers

This website is aimed at professionals who work with carers. If you are a carers lead or other health and social care professional working with carers you will find the information on this site of interest. The site contains Government guidance and regulations affecting carers and details of the Carers Grant.

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers is the largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK.

The Relatives and Residents Association

The Relatives & Residents Association exists for older people needing, or living in, residential care and the families and friends left behind.

www.NHSCare.info

These pages advise the UK public on their right, under existing law and the Coughlan case, to free nursing care 100% funded by the NHS - known as Continuing Care.