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New Radicals 2018: Making a difference for disabled people
16 September 2018 | News
... Centre - Equal opportunities for minorities with mental illness We Can Make - Accessible housing Sophie ... - Understanding autism Jane Douthwaite - Improving healthcare Ivor Williams - Improvements to end-of-life care ... and banks. Mytime – Providing breaks for carers Disrupt Disability - Designing wheelchairs with a difference New ...
Millions of Pounds Held Up Every Month Due to Delays in PIP Reviews
17 August 2023 | News
... every month because of delays to Personal Independent Payment (PIP) reviews. New research from Citizens Advice has ... crisis. New research from Citizens Advice shows they are twice as likely to say they can rarely or ... in the past six months were Disabled or had a long-term health condition. Citizens Advice’s latest report found ...
New report suggests Govt should refocus work priorities for disabled people
02 May 2016 | News
... through when making their claim. The report in relation to disability The report challenges the need for the Government ... road to full employment: what the journey looks like and how to make progress - recommended that the government ... minimising employment exit connected to disability and ill-health. In 2014-15 1.8 million 18-69 year olds were ...
London Health Commission care delivery enquiry
05 February 2014 | News
The London Health Commission is asking patients and the public, other ... for Evidence. You are asked to share your views with on how to improve health and healthcare in the capital. In particular: • ... to Monday 10 February 2014. For more information on how to respond go to ...
DR UK says Staffordshire County Council action on DoLS disgusting
02 April 2019 | News
... by the deputy leader of the Council, Alan White, that it doesn’t matter because ‘no one has suffered an injustice, no one’s health or life has been put at risk’ demonstrates how little the Council cares if citizens in its area are ...
Mark Harper new Minister for Disabled People
15 July 2014 | News
... Parliament to scrap archaic laws debarring people with mental health problems from being MPs (if sectioned), company ...
IFS paper on disability benefit trends
21 May 2015 | News
The changing characteristics of UK disability benefit recipients This Institute for Fiscal ... proportion of disability benefit claims being primarily for mental and behavioural health reasons has steadily increased between 1999 and 2014. ...
Right to ask for personal health budgets
02 April 2014 | News
People with complex health care needs now have the ‘right to ask’ for a personal health budget. The scheme is being rolled out across the ... over the country. They give people more independence over how their healthcare money is spent, be that on carers to ...
Adjustments for Disabled students and apprentices
26 June 2024 | Resource
... impairments Learning difficulties Medical conditions Mental health condition Physical impairments Specific learning ... often say this is a useful way of seeing examples. However it' important to remember that ‘disability’ only ...
Long Covid and illness drives 400,000 more people from the workforce
04 May 2022 | News
... for Public Policy Research (IPPR) report warns that deep health inequalities and ineffective policies mean people are ... to staying in, and thriving, in the workplace. The report shows that over a million workers are missing from the ... such as long Covid, disruption to healthcare and declining mental health, resulting in an £8 billion economic downturn ...