"Let relatives of dementia patients stay with them in hospital."
Mar 11, 2015, 06:55 PM
Parents are allowed to spend the night in hospital with their sick children, so why shouldn't relatives be able to do the same with family members who have dementia?
That's the question author Nicci Gerrard is asking, after her father was neglected during a five week stay in hospital.
She spoke to Shelagh Fogarty about John's Campaign and the backing she's got from senior ministers.
All this year Shelagh is focussing on elderly social care in Britain as part of #notjustanumber -for more information visit http://www.lbc.co.uk/not-just-a-number-an-investigation-into-elderly-care-105609