27 May, 2021 09:55
Sponsored by Social Care Council
The ‘Social Care – Making a Difference’ campaign, which has been developed by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council on behalf of the Department of Health, aims to shine a light on the diversity, impact and importance of the 43,000 strong social care workforce and the positive difference they are making in people’s lives.
People like Andrea Sloan, a support worker who has three children at home to whom she is devoted. But she is also dedicated to the care of the residents at Camphill Community, Mourne Grange in Co Down, a supported living scheme for adults with learning disabilities and its focus is on living and working together.
new drug. you think about the cancer patients that could potentially be helped. in your right to try, you give examples and you brought some along today. andrea sloan, what s her story? she was a heartbreaking story. she was about our anyone. she was a great advocate. she quit her job to help people who were troubled and be an advocate for the poor. after seven years, she exhausted all her options with ovarian cancer. it took so long for the fda to finally approve that, within a few beaks of finally getting approval under compassionate use, she passed away. in texas, her family and friends fought and it s actually called the andrea sloan right to try act. as her mother said, it took the fda 24 days to turn it around. when you re terminally ill, 24 days is a lifetime. right. what we re saying is that physician says life or death. if a physician says something is indicated for you, you should