Carers speak out!

Lack of joined up care

My mum cares for her long term elderly partner. At 87, in the last 10 yrs or so he's had cancer, a haemorrhagic stroke, a heart attack and now he's been diagnosed with dementia, possibly at a medium to advanced stage. The GP stopped him driving, he lives a fair walking distance from the GP with no buses. The GP and hospital services off telephone or on line appointments despite knowing he cant hear. He goes for hospital appointments and they recommend follow on GP actions, which dont happen.