Care for people with dementia in England and Wales must be more co-ordinated, with better access to specialist services, a watchdog says. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence also called for carers to be given access to counselling as part of its guidance.
Chelmsford is emitting three times as much carbon dioxide as the global average, and thus making a major contribution to climate change. This was revealed in dramatic new Government figures, calculated locally by Liberal Democrat Stephen Robinson. There was a small consolation in that this figure is better than the national average.
A campaign is being launched by Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Forums across England to encourage more members of the public to volunteer and help improve health services in their area. The Forums are made up of volunteers from all backgrounds of the local community who represent patients and the public in decisions about health and health services.
Campaigners are to urge MPs to join their push to secure a right to a break for carers of disabled children.
Liberal Democrats at North Yorkshire County Council have reacted angrily to a decision by a Tory-dominated committee to recommend spending over £70,000 on a "County Bus".
Marking the start of National Anti-bullying Week, the Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to do more to tackle Homophobic bullying.