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That, really. Clearly, there will be people who own a home, who are trying to buy a home, he will be looking closely at these figures. We got the average house price now at about £285,000 across the uk. But thatis about £285,000 across the uk. But that is on average for the whole of the uk. 0bviously, that is on average for the whole of the uk. Obviously, the Housing Market is very much a local thing, really. You look at house prices in specific areas, and that is where we have seen a variant ...

NHS system for seriously ill people requiring home care is struggling to provide sufficient support.

Declan Spencer, 24, has a severe and progressive muscle wastage condition known as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and requires a ventilator to breathe.

Sorry, im knackered. declans care is paid for by the nhs under a scheme known as continuing health care. it funds him for support at nearly £19 an hour, but his mum says it can cost up to £80 an hour for the skilled nursing care he increasingly needs. and with a fixed budget, it means they get fewer hours of help. at times, alex has gone 60 hours without sleep. ive now got to do the rest of the night, get declan up in the morning. then im going to have to look after declan all day tomorrow. yo...

But no—one actually seems to care. this is the reality of home life for 24—year—old declan and his mother, alex. he has duchenne muscular dystrophy — a muscle—wasting condition. day and night are filled with medication, ventilator checks, physio and the care that keeps him alive. its made, like, my chest and my lungs weak and my heart. so i have to wear... more often i have to wear my ventilator now. im in the middle of something. they also face a constant struggle to find care staff t...

Declan Spencer has been told he has just months to live. His mum is at her breaking point as she spends hours awake to care for him as NHS carers are able to provide what he needs

Degree and that the halifax says means that the housing market in general has been pretty resilient, despite pretty tough wider economic conditions. that is one to watch, whether there is a change in trend there are a little bit of first—time buyers still active but looking for something a bit smaller, maybe moving areas to somewhere a bit cheaper. moving areas to somewhere a bit chea er. ., ~ moving areas to somewhere a bit chea er. ., ,, , ., families of people with complex medical needs are...

Putting trust in new people is so difficult when a lot of them clearly dont know want theyre doing. nhs spending on this sort of home—based care has risen significantly in the last four years, but experts say increasing demand, more complex medical needs and rising costs mean more patients say they arent getting enough support. dan harber runs an nhs—funded helpline that advises people on continuing health care. we have been receiving more and more calls from people who just sound incredibly...

Is at times painfully clear. when i fall asleep, how do i realise hes still breathing? im not stupid. i could see him getting weaker in front of me. the government says it is putting billions of pounds extra into health and social care, including for the recruitment and retention of staff. clever boy. in may this year, alex and declan were told he only has months to live. both are determined to make the most of that time. within 2a hours of getting that prognosis, i was, "what are we going to do...