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Public Transport Failing Disabled People
06 March 2024 | News
Stephen Brookes MBE, Disability Rights UK's Transport policy adviser, makes a ... I have found by both experience and example of others how bad and disengaged the situation really is. Particularly ... will exacerbate this situation. However, the relationship does works at times through timely cooperation by vocal ...
Improving NHS and social care complaint handling
20 November 2014 | News
... in partnership with the Local Government Ombudsman and Healthwatch England , and in consultation with over 100 ... feeling their complaint made a difference so the same thing does not happen to anyone else, and feeling confident to ... and service users experiences and help them improve how they handle complaints. It applies across the board, ...
Dramatic fall in numbers placed in ESA support group
25 September 2016 | News
... descriptor scheme. In addition, there has been no healthcare professional or decision-maker guidance ... of ESA regulation 35 (substantial risk to physical or mental health if found not to have a have a limited ... work assessment outcomes just 4% resulted in a revision. However, 60% of ESA fit for work appeals are successful . ...
COVID Inquiry Hears About Government Disregard of Disabled People
10 October 2023 | News
... Inquiry heard hard hitting evidence from Professors of Disability Studies, Tom Shakespeare and Nick Watson, and ... greater susceptibility of Disabled people with long term health conditions to respiratory disease; the greater ... the Coronavirus Bill relating to social care, education and mental health protections, be withdrawn. Throughout the ...
Government’s National Disability Strategy ‘disappointingly thin’
27 July 2021 | News
... the Government’s National Strategy for Disabled People , Disability Rights UK CEO Kamran Mallick said: “Disabled ... life chances. “There are scant plans and timescales on how to bring about vastly needed improvements to benefits, ... the Government’s recognition that Disabled people are much less likely than non-Disabled people to have a job, ...
DR UK says sign the petition to Stop private contracting out of health-related assessments for PIP and ESA
06 October 2019 | News
... assessments to private contractors, reports the Disability News Service. James Oliver, from Hastings spent ... disease caused by alcohol dependency, as well as other health conditions including scoliosis, hypertension and ... to have applied for PIP for the first time when his health worsened and left him barely able to walk. He had a ...
A quarter of UK adults became carers during pandemic - EHRC report
20 October 2020 | News
... on those who provide it, both paid and unpaid. The report: How coronavirus has affected equality and human rights , ... from family and friends, with a significant impact on their mental and physical health. It also finds that reduced access to care, combined ...
We welcome Public Accounts Committee findings on continuing healthcare funding
16 January 2018 | News
NHS continuing healthcare funding (CHC) is a package of care provided ... View report and recommendations Sue Bott, Deputy CEO of Disability Rights UK said: “We welcome this report from ... think the committee are right to raise with NHS England how on earth further efficiency saving in the continuing ...
The APPDG meets with Mike Penning
07 January 2014 | News
... that more deserving people should get the benefit instead. However there was no mention of where the evidence is of ... all DWP contracting, said “….so individuals can have as much scope for purchasing their provisions in the way they ... to remove the barriers to disabled people getting jobs that health and safety procedures and policies often create. ...
Apply now to become a trustee of Disability Rights UK
27 July 2022 | News
... help strengthen the voice of disabled people and support Disability Rights UK to continue to build the organisation ... of lived experiences including: learning difficulties, mental health conditions, neuro-diversity, deafness, hearing ...