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Report shows lack of support for carers
10 June 2013 | News
Prepared to Care? Report shows carers are being woefully let down by a lack of support ... Carers Week, a group of charities set out to explore how much, as society, we are Prepared to Care? Through an ...
New NHS discharge guidance risks patients' health
15 September 2020 | News
... guidance.” New NHS discharge guidance risks patients' health ...
After Years of Campaigning, Government Acts to Improve Fire Safety for Disabled Residents
03 September 2024 | News
... the Equality Act already required such action to be taken, however, the Inquiry made it explicit. It has taken 7 ... be called Residential PEEPs. Through them, residents with disability or impairments will be entitled to a Person ... Parliamentary website. Fazilet Hadi, Head of Policy at Disability Rights UK said: “The campaign for PEEPs by ...
Government releases adult social care winter plan
23 September 2020 | News
... to the national effort”. She continued: “This doesn’t diminish the need for a long-term plan for social ... and we would urge the government to produce guidance on how those living in care homes can receive safe ...
Advocacy and social care report
05 February 2014 | News
... During a project funded by the National Institute for Health Research’s School of Social Care Research (SSCR), ... and co-author of the Scoping Review said: “Our review shows there is a lack of published, robust evidence on the ... to conclude that the outcomes of the report mean advocacy doesn’t have a positive impact, or that it is not cost ...
One-off payment not enough to end cost of living crisis – DR UK
25 May 2022 | News
A one-off payment to ease the cost of living crisis will not be enough ... UK’s leading national Disabled People’s Organisation, Disability Rights UK. CEO Kamran Mallick said: “We welcome ... need not just a universal uplift to benefits, but a one off payment which is bespoke to our needs, to take account of ...
Accessible Housing Day of Action!
23 July 2024 | News
Disability Rights UK, alongside many other Disabled People's ... not only drastically impacts our physical and mental health, but also limits our ability to work, study, connect ...
Atos, Capita, and Maximus PIP and WCA assessment contracts increased by up to two years
12 July 2020 | News
... assessments are to be extended for up to two years. The healthcare providers for PIP assessments are Atos and Capita, with Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (Maximus) provides work capability ... to the millions of claimants who use our services.” However, the Minister then added: “We had previously ...
"Sharp rise" in DWP benefit death reviews "deeply concerning"
13 July 2021 | News
New figures show that the number of DWP internal reviews held when a ... examine the impact assessment process has on people's mental health and what must be done to prevent future deaths," he ...
Clone of Apply now to become a Trustee of Disability Rights UK
29 June 2024 | Opportunity
... 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, neurodiversity, deafness, hearing ...