Amanda Waring, Elder Care Campaigner and Dignity Ambassador for the Governement's Dignity Board, was left deeply saddened by the news in todays Daily Mail; shedding light on the elderly in our society that are losing out by £500m a year in the funding of care, because of town halls age discrimination..
'It upsets me greatly to witness again the discriminatory approach of both distribution and prioritising of funds.' Amanda commented 'and furthermore that elder care is still not attracting the support that is vitally needed.'
Amanda continued with 'The balance of distribution must be addressed where the frail and the needy's requirements are supported, thus enabling us to say that we are a humane society that considers all generations and does not penalise those that have lived, loved and learnt longer than the rest of us.'
Amanda's own campaigning work for elder care matters continues this week with the celebration of Dignity Action Day this Wednesday. Amanda will be visiting and talking with both schools and care homes in her local area of West Sussex. Both her Dignity Song and award winning passionate films regarding dignity in care, will be the focus of many events throughout the country.
Amanda hopes that we all can be inspired to become 'Dignity Champions' and lend our own support to such a vital cause and campaign. To find out more about Amanda's work, please visit www.amandawaring.com and to find out how to become a dignity champion and how to sign up to the campaign, visit http://www.dignityincare.org.uk/BecomingADignityChampion/
Amanda is available both comment and interview.
Jan 14, 2013 16:00 GMT Amanda Waring, spokesperson and initiator of the Government's Dignity board has been campaigning nationally and internationally for many years, as an advisor and advocate for dignified and compassionate care standards. Friday the 1st of February, widely becoming known as ‘Dignity Action Day’, marks a day of opportunity and great significance, especially for Amanda.
Mar 27, 2012 16:03 BST The award winning film maker reacts to today's press coverage about the lack of compassionate care amongst care staff, as an all too familiar sounding story. The originator of the Governments Dignity Board wants David Cameron to be made aware that compassion can be taught amongst caring staff and see just how it can be done.
Feb 29, 2012 10:54 GMT Witnessing the poor treatment her mother received whilst dying from Leukaemia in hospital encouraged the actress Amanda Waring her to invest her talents into creating films and training tools that have subsequently gone on to win awards for the powerful message and training techniques they have provided to many of the nations care staff.
Feb 23, 2012 14:57 GMT Proposed plans for a new Dignity Code highlighted in the media this week, have met with approval from Elder Care Campaigner and Dignity Board Member Amanda Waring. 'I applaud all initiatives that demonstrate the need for respect for our elders. Now is the time to transform the need for compassionate care and to ensure it becomes embedded in all trainings moving forward.'
Feb 09, 2012 10:20 GMT Elder Care Ambassador and Dignity Champion Amanda Waring stated after reading todays BBC news article about how "The right hand really needs to know what the left hand is doing when it comes to health and social care". Amanda feels that combining improved approaches with both health and social care will only help to benefit our elders and states "Now is the Time for Action!"
Mar 08, 2012 10:52 GMT As a Dignity Champion and member of the Dignity Council, I am delighted to circulate the recent press release on behalf of the Council: 'NHS Confederation Commission on improving dignity in care'. The National Dignity Council welcomes the NHS Confederation Commission on improving dignity in care draft report and is working in collaboration with them to promote recommendations.
Jan 28, 2012 19:31 GMT As dignity campaigner, speaker and filmmaker and member of the board of the National Dignity Council, I was so gladdened to read Lord Toby Harris blog, a rallying cry and endorsement for others to become dignity champions like him and shift society into a more understanding compassionate and educated society where respect and tolerance underpins basic human rights.
Jan 12, 2012 19:17 GMT After witnessing the lack of compassionate and dignified care that her mother, Dame Dorothy Tutin experienced during her treatment for leukaemia, Amanda was determined to make a film that would highlight the need for respect for the elderly. Her award winning, powerfully emotional film ‘What Do You See?’ starring Virginia McKenna, has been used in dignity trainings around the world.
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