New report on 15 minute care visits

I was listening to the Today programme earlier and heard John Humphries talking to a housebound woman called Sally Lubanov, concerning what she currently receives as local authority care. He went on to ask her what she needs to improve her situation. The item was as a result of new research commissioned by the Leonard Cheshire Disability Organisation. They've been looking into the increase in 15 minute 'flying' care visits over the past five years.

The report is downloadable in full from here.

As for the John Humphries interview with Mrs. Lubanov and the subsequent interview with the Care minister Norman Lamb, they'll both be available for seven days via the link here.

New statistic shows the scale of forced marriage in the UK

The Forced Marriage Unit has today released figures showing it was involved in nearly 1500 cases during 2012. There was a piece on the Today programme this morning about this issue including an interview with a spokesperson from the Freedom charity who campaign against forced marriage. Listening earlier, the debate touched on issues of child protection, domestic violence, sexuality and culture; a combustible mix indeed.

If you'd like to hear the interview then it's available here and the Freedom charity website is definitely worth a look too. If you'd like more information on this issue then I'd be glad to offer some recommendations.