Care in the UK runs throughoutÌýJanuary on You and Yours and Woman's Hour. Find details and audio of programmes here.
WEEK TWO . . .
Monday 14 January – Care Calculator (You and Yours) As Gordon Brown welcomes the contribution listeners are making to the debate on the future of social care we launch of the You and Yours 'Care Calculator' a groundbreaking development with the London School of Economics. Transcript
Monday 14 January - Dementia
(Woman's Hour) With 700,000 people in the UK diagnosed with the condition, two thirds of whom live at home, is dementia is getting the priority it deserves? Transcript Listen again
Tuesday 15 January – Who cares, who pays? (Your and Yours) ÌýHave your say on the future of Care in the UK with guests Dame Denise Platt from Commission for Social Care Inspection, Julia Unwin from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Imelda Redmond from Carers UK.Ìý Hear Liz Carr on social service assessments
Tuesday 15 January – Simon MayoÌýtalks careÌý (Five Live) Carolyn Atkinson joins Simon Mayo to discuss the future of Care in the UK; Ivan Lewis, Niall Dickson and the listeners all share their views. The Simon Mayo show
Wednesday 16 January – HIV Care (You and Yours) A look at the care being offered to those diagnosed with HIV in the North of Wales. Transcript Listen again
Thursday 17 January – Siblings and Care
(Woman's Hour) Jenni Murray looks at the tensions that can arise between siblings when a parent requires care. How difficult is the collective decision making process? How do you overcome the fact that some siblings do more than their fair share?
Thursday 17 January - The Business of Caring (You and Yours) The 91Èȱ¬'s veteran Business CorrespondentÌý takes a look at the care industry. Transcript Listen again
Friday 18 January -ÌýSudden Disability.
(Woman's Hour) What is it like to be on the receiving end of care, especially for a previously able-bodied person who is suddenly and unexpectedly in need of care e.g. following a stroke? Transcript Listen again
Friday 18 January - Alternatives to Care (You and Yours) Alternatives to care including people who live in hotels, on cruise ships or abroad. Transcript Listen again
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