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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Highly unlikely that 69 suicide cases DWP has investigated in the past six years represents the number of cases it could have investigated
06 February 2020 | News
... providers, doctors and the police; and the Department does not have a robust record of cases investigated before ... were the cause of the suicide, but instead scrutinise departmental processes and “identify recommendations for change ... , leaving him without any income. "This new NAO briefing shows yet again that the DWP is failing in its safeguarding ...
MP Calls for Disabled Inclusive Business Industrial Strategy
26 October 2017 | News
... from all backgrounds. People who have disabilities have as much to offer as someone without a disability. We should treat them as such and our policies ...
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 ...
Academy trust to bus disabled children to poorer school
30 May 2016 | News
... because of ‘limited resources’. Read Guardian article Disability Rights UK says: “Disabled students should have as much say over which school they go to as non-disabled ...
No Voice Unheard, No Rights Ignored response
17 November 2015 | News
Government responds to the Department of Health consultation: ‘No Voice Unheard, No Rights ... services to people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health conditions In our response to the consultation we ...
90 year old unlawfully deprived of liberty
22 January 2015 | News
... in breaching man's human rights and failing to comply with Mental Capacity Act, says judge In May 2013, Essex Council ... moved a 90 year old man, who has dementia and other health problems, into a care home against his wishes. The ... of the Mental Capacity Act. See more about this decision Disability Rights UK has previously expressed concerns ...
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 ...