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I’m the one who needs a carer now

Melissa Kite Melissa Kite
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EXPLORE THE ISSUE 08 March 2025
issue 08 March 2025

My father was discharged from hospital with a plastic bag containing 13 boxes of pills and a vague promise that a nurse would turn up at his house to help him. ‘He’ll have a package of care put in place,’ yawned a hospital functionary, who didn’t sound at all interested.

But after he got home, the only package was the big...

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