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The Crises in health and social care: stories from the frontline

07 February 2017

Radio 4's Today programme has a series highlighting the crises in health & social care by reference to the personal experiences of family and carers.

Radio 4's Today programme has a series highlighting the crises in health & social care by reference to the personal experiences of family and carers.

Of particular significance is the bewilderment of family and carers in the face of being told loved ones clearly receiving nursing care are ineligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.

Listen to the clips at 

Clip1 - 'We had to watch mum deteriorate in hospital'

and 

Clip 2 - 'Iris Sibley: Trapped inside a hospital'.

If you would like to discuss any aspect of this article further, please contact the Health and Care team on 0114 267 5300.

You can also keep up to date by following Wrigleys Health and Care team on Twitter.

The information in this article is necessarily of a general nature. Specific advice should be sought for specific situations. If you have any queries or need any legal advice please feel free to contact Wrigleys Solicitors. 

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