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Petition to end prescription charges for people with long-term conditions
09 April 2018 | News
... it can mean tough choices between heating the house or paying for medicine. In a survey, a third of people with ... due to cost. This often leads to a deterioration in their health, and can mean extra GP appointments, hospital ... for more detailed information you can order a copy of the Disability Rights Handbook from our shop Petition to end ...
Court of Appeal hearing in mother’s fight for second inquest into death of Jodey Whiting
26 January 2023 | News
... of justice. Jodey, who suffered severe physical and mental health problems, took her own life a fortnight after her ... that this has not been fully and publicly investigated. “How can lessons be learned, and future tragedies prevented, ...
Update on Health Select Committee Inquiry
26 October 2014 | News
The Coalition on Prescription Charges of which Disability Rights UK is a member, gives evidence to the Health Select Committee An update on the evidence to the Health Select Committee Inquiry is now up on the ...
Scots to administer new NI ILF scheme
19 May 2015 | News
... in principle, that the Scottish Government will administer payments to Independent Living Fund (ILF) recipients in ... the closure of the ILF Following a public consultation on how ILF users in Northern Ireland would be best supported ... the NI Government to create an ILF “successor body”. NI Health Minister Simon Hamilton has announced: "I have ...
Change Health Inclusion Days
24 January 2019 | News
... As part of this work Change are running two Health Inclusion Day events: Leeds 30 January 2019 London 11 ... to share stories about the barriers to accessing good healthcare services. If you would like to take part - Please download this easy read information. Change Health Inclusion Days ...
Family of Errol Graham win judicial review challenge of DWP safeguarding policies
16 July 2020 | News
... capability assessment. He was known to suffer from serious mental health issues but in line with DWP safeguarding policies his ... DWP available from leighday.co.uk Also available from disabilityrightsuk.org: Stop Benefit Deaths campaign ...
Wheelchair users bus travel survey results
29 June 2016 | News
... mobility consultant, Director of People's Parking , disability rights campaigner , OU law student, meningitis ... an issue affecting only a small minority or whether it is much bigger. I also wanted to find out if it was manual ... as much as each other. In addition I wanted to discover how people would respond to being secured on a bus if it ...
Presenteeism: UK’s Working-While-Sick Epidemic
08 August 2024 | News
... (IPPR) finds that the cost of “presenteeism” – detrimentally working through sickness – grew by £25 billion ... rights in an unequal environment. “What the IPPR report shows is consequences of employers poor practices in relation ... to caring for the health of their to their workers, so much so that they feel pressurised to work while ill.” The ...
Our attendance allowance information has been updated
29 August 2018 | News
... Our information covers: Who can get attendance allowance? How much is attendance allowance? How do I claim attendance allowance? Going into hospital ...
Children’s residential care provider to close 28 homes in one week
04 May 2023 | News
... is especially true for children with learning disabilities, mental health distress or neurodiversity – where changes can ...