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Focus Group - What do you want from dental services?
13 March 2019 | News
... 2019 Time: 2pm to 4.30pm Where: Room Lower Ground 3, Public Health England, Wellington House,133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG Travel costs: We can pay for reasonable travel costs from Greater London and the ... hosting this focus group on behalf of the Win-Win Alliance (Disability Rights UK, Shaping Our Lives, CHANGE and NSUN) ...
Lead Scotland host national conference
19 May 2016 | News
... of partners from across the college, university, skills, health and community learning sectors to meet new and emerging challenges, develop important networks, showcase new technologies and share examples of effective ... Supporting the increasing number of learners experiencing mental health difficulties Improving post-school transitions ...
1 in 4 Councils will not act on Taxi Discrimination Law
24 July 2017 | News
... taxis. Section 167 of the Equality Act 2010 permits, but does not require, LAs (Local Authorities) to maintain a ... and PHVs (Private Hire Vehicles). Earlier, in February, Disability Rights UK welcomed the law change on equal ... is both an ongoing and growing concern for disabled people. However, the refusal of councils to act on this law change ...
We applaud Bristol Councils ILF vote
16 September 2014 | News
Disability Rights UK is delighted that councillors at ... reduction between 2011 and 2013, and when the Department of Health has shown that demand for adult social services has outstripped ...
Half of disabled travellers feel they can’t fly, finds Which? survey
13 January 2020 | News
... once again to the hotel manager that accessibility does not mean a lift with five steps up to it.” The RiDC ...
Response to Fulfilling potential: making it happen
03 July 2013 | News
... POTENTIAL – MAKING IT REALLY HAPPEN FOR DISABLED PEOPLE Disability Rights UK welcomes the publication today of a set ... communities. We believe this will be the real test of how much progress is being made for example whether the ...
Preventing Illegal Working
07 October 2022 | Resource
... you are under a legal obligation not to employ anyone who does not have right to live and work in the UK. Failure in ... review3 pending against a decision on an application. However, to benefit from this, employer must make an ... person who does not right of abode in the UK. The National Health Service will not provide any medical facilities to ...
DR UK gives evidence to Financial Exclusion Committee
12 September 2016 | News
... UK Mr Philip Connolly, Policy and Communications Manager, Disability Rights UK DR UK would like to thank those who ... to tackle financial exclusion assisted your members? How effective are targeted interventions to assist the most ... how might the POCA be used to address financial exclusion? Does technology represent an opportunity or threat to the ...
MPs debate PIP processing progress
25 November 2014 | News
Commons MPs debated the processing of Personal Independence Payment PIP decisions on Tuesday 25 November 2014 The ... Between them, Atos and Capita have: doubled the number of health professionals working through recruitment and ... their output since January. The July PIP statistics show that, by then, the number of decisions had increased to ...
New research highlights concern at DWP’s increasing lapsing of PIP appeals
05 June 2023 | News
... examining the increased lapsing of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals by the Department of Work and Pensions ... favourable to them (their full justified entitlement). However, it also stresses that if the process fails it: only ... system and how this operates; especially for those with a disability. This is urgently needed as a priority to ensure ...