DAME Barbara Windsor returned to the screen to thank the 100,000 Brits who signed her open letter on care funding. The EastEnders legend, 82, who has been battling dementia since 2014, appeared on …
Barbara Windsor appeared in a video to thank fans for their support on dementia caretoday alongside hubby Scott Mitchell, carers and Alzheimer's charity chiefs.In the clip for the Alzheimer’s Society she says: “Thank you all so much for your support in signing the letter to our new Prime Minister.
“I genuinely feel for the people that have to give up their jobs and sell their homes, selling their parents’ homes that they have worked all their lives for. And you do wonder, how did we get here?”A spokesman said: “Dementia is the biggest health and care challenge facing us today, yet the care system is broken.“It is completely ill-equipped to support the hundreds of thousands of people who need it.
He said the NHS was losing an avoidable £570million a year “due to inadequate care in the community”.Barbara played Peggy Mitchell in Eastenders for over 20 years, mum to Grant and PhilBarbara starred in nine Carry On films including 1972's Carry On Abroad - seen here with co-star Jimmy LoganAlzheimer’s Society appoints Dame Barbara Windsor and husband Scott Mitchell as ambassadors
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