Posted by: Uticopa in Alzheimers on
Dec 05, 2008
A new claim by campaigners is gaining momentum in the media. They say that thousands of Alzheimer's patients could be suffering more than they should be. Why? In this age of more and more Britains living longer, combined with fewer of working age paying those vital N.I. contributions, has contributed to an NHS regime no longer able to afford vital services. So, cost-cutting measures are the order of the day - and it seems that dementia services are having to bear the brunt.
Campaigners say that one in three health trusts have actually been reduced, as have vital services such as district nurses and day centres. A survey published by the Alzheimer's Society is scathing. It found that two in five trusts actually fail to provide any services at all. So, what can be done?
The society's data records show as many as 700,000 people currently suffering from dementia in Britain with the number predicted to rise to one million within the next eighteen years.
Posted by: Uticopa in hearing voices on
Dec 01, 2008
It is time that society at large recognises that hearing voices in the head is a human variation rather than a symptom of illness. As a step in the right direction, mental health professionals are urged to attend the first international congress of its kind, specifically organised to develop awareness of this variation.
The First International Hearing Voices Congress is to be held in Maastricht in Holland from 17 - 18th September 2009. It is planned that it should be both inclusive and participative, bringing people together from around the world - in fact, all who are concerned with hearing voices - in order to exchange ideas and information.
The Congress is being held to develop groundbreaking work in the field in order to empower and help sufferers in their recovery. It is hoped to change the way society as a whole perceives the experience of hearing voices. In this way, the social stigma and many misunderstandings about hearing voices can be reduced.
