Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 3rd, 2008


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clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Storm over homes’ night car^ ■ by Vivien Meath


A CONTROVERSIAL move to reduce night cover a t Lancashire County Council care homes has provoked an angry


response. Clitheroe resident Denise


Lawrence-Beard bejieves that the cost-cutting decision is a step too far. Her mother is a resident in the Castleford Horae for the Elderly. Denise has become familiar


with the home which has more than 40 residents over four units, living nearby and regularly visiting her mother and her late father there. There is, she says, a strong


argument for three night care assistants to be routinely on duty. Dementia patients are


often awake and needy during the night, patients on other units require routine assis­ tance and already sometimes have to wait quite a long time for someone to answer their; buzzer, depending on the other demands on staff. Currently, one of the


overnight workers sleeps at the home to be awakened for


extra support in emergencies, while two stay awake to care forpatients. The main thrust of the con­


sultation document is the sub­ stan t ial reduction of the sleep-in arrangments, to be replaced by an on-call arrang- ment where one person may be responsible for perhaps three homes a number of miles apart on any, single night. The proposals, says Denise,


are an accident waiting to happen - deaths, hospital admissions, fire alarms, wake­ ful and wandering dementm patients and routine personal care duties all take time. Claiming that the consulta­


be” replaced with “Lancashire' ... A Place Where Budgets Matter.” . Responding to Mrs Beard’s


concerns. County Coun. Tom Burns, Cabinet member for


organisational development,' said: “The needs of care home residents are the key focus of these new staffing plans. “If approved,, this new


approach would see some members of staff transferred from set work times to more varied hours that would help to meet the. residents’ needs and be more flexible. “At quieter times, such as during the night, it might be . more practical to have a


tion is being railroaded through, she points to a meet­ ing held at the home about which residents and relatives ■ were not informed. ■;: .: ^ ^ ' “My mother.and I feel so'


strongly because we realise: and value the quality of the excellent care at Castleford.” She has written to the the.


acting managing director at; the county’s care services department taking the coun­ ty’s motto: “Lancashire.. A Place 'Where Everyone Mat­ ters” to task. Instead, she says, it should


smaller number of staff in the building. Under these plans, local managers would be able to make the changes t o . respond to the activities and events taking place. T “Under current staffing lev­


els, an extra ‘sleeping’ mem­ ber of staff is available on site during the night.


. _ “ As the name suggests, this


senior member of staff is able to sleep unless called upon. . “Although they are mostly wakened simply for advice and support, they are also able to assist on site if required. “The new plans would see this person staying at home


and available over the tele­


phone. . If required they would then


travel to the site. “The Commission for Social


Care Inspection sets guide­ lines for the number of staff who should be available with-


incarehomes. “These new proposals fo r -


Lancashire are in line with these guidelines.


• , “In addition to making the


best use of staff, develop­ ments in technology are also having an impact on how care can be delivered. “Electrical equipment and


sensors in residents’ rooms mean that lights can turn on


automatically when a person gets out of bed in the night. “This can reduce the chance


of a fall and possible injury. “With residents able to get


around safely, this can free staff to deal with other issues. “Senior LCCS staff have


developed the proposals, which are currently under consultation .with staff, resi­ dents and their families - who could all be affected by the changes. “Once the consultations


have taken place, we will con­ sider all the comments we receive. We are also discussing the changes with the trade unions.” ;


Big-hearted hankers boost ^ r ambulance


BIG-HEARTED staff from Barclays ■


Bank in Clitheroe and Whalley have been busy fund-raising for a life-saving charity. They went to work dressed in red T-


shirts and held a week-long “red raffle” to boost funds for the North West Air Ambulance (NWAA). Miss Lizzy Kelly, manager at


Clitheroe Barclays, said: “The prizes' were all red items and all the staff had a fantastic time selling raffle tickets to customers.^^ “We managed to raise £228 in total. “The NWAA is a vital service


required by the local community. “It receives no mainstream funding


and therefore we decided to support it. I would like to thank all the customers for being generous and supporting our fund-raiser.” ■


. OUR picture shows bankers (clockwise from back left) Martin Knight, James Burton, Ashley Williams, Lizzy Kelly and Anne Marie Curry. (B300508/2)


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Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, was one;of,five Key Stage Four winners and the Overall Key Stage Four Tvinner in the Burnley College Design for. Fashion Competition 2008. Year 9 and 10 pupils from across


East Lancashire entered their designs for the competition organ­


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A MOTOR-CYCLE worth £5,000 was stolen from Gisburn. The blue Aprilia RSV bike went missing from Howgill Lane on the evening of June 5th.


The mayor ] marches off to church


MAYORAL Sunday was observed at the weekend by the town’s first citizen. The Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. David


Berryman, took part in a procession led by Clitheroe Town Band to the United Reformed Church, Moor Lane.. The morning service, led by the Rev.


Norma Johnson, was attended by resi­ dents and local organisations who'had been invited to join Coun. Berryman for the occasion. . Cur picture shows Clitheroe Town


Crier Roland Hailwood leading Clitheroe Town Band in the: procession. (G290608/la)


AN outing to Llandudno was enjoyed by 43 members of Clitheroe and District Masonic Fellowship/ ;


Day out in Wales /. ■


- Weather condtions were perfect and


everyone enjoyed themselves.; . : • The next meeting will be on Mon­


day, July 14th at West Bradford 'Village hall at 2-30 p.m. when the speaker will be theRev. C; Cheeseman. :' ■ - •:


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■ ning designs made up into finished garments by a local fashion design­ er. ; ■ ■ : They were unveiled last week at


Turf Moor, in Burnley, as part of a workshop and fashion show event for the schoolchildren. : Adrian Clarke, of Burnley Col­ lege Fashion Centre, said: “The


aim of the event was to raise the profile of the fashion design indus­ try to the designers of tomorrow. , “East Lancashire is renowned tor


being a hotbedbf design talent and. we have not been let ’down by the entries from the schoolchildren.: “Pupils were invited to five work­


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•A SNODPER Syrius sat nav device was stolen from a car parked in Hay- hurst Street, Clitheroe. Thieves smashed the front passenger


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