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Call for an end to prescription charges for people with long term conditions
10 March 2013 | News
Today the coalition on prescription charges, of which Disability Rights UK is a member, has published a report ... manage their conditions effectively, leading to more severe health problems and extra costs to the NHS and society as a ... It only takes two minutes. With your help we can show politicians that there is widespread support for ending ...
Rehabilitation is everyone’s business consultation events
12 February 2014 | News
... work is to ensure that equal consideration is given to both mental and physical health in rehabilitation services. NHS England are now ...
Grenfell CEO ‘suffered’ staff for out of date details on Disabled people
23 June 2021 | News
... told the public Inquiry into the disaster that records showed only 12 Disabled residents in the tower. The tower had ... to do so would breach fire safety regulations. He queried how it would be possible for 10,000 tenants. Black told the ... for fire safety. Matthews had no experience in health and safety. Black told the Inquiry: “I wouldn’t ...
DWP accused of blocking claimant suicide research
02 March 2022 | News
... A study examining whether benefit sanctions are linked to mental illness and suicide, increasing costs to the NHS, has ... had to force the publication of a DWP-commissioned report showing how people on low incomes who need to rely on disability benefits struggled to meet basic living costs, ...
Disability Rights UK’s reaction to the 2015 spending review
24 November 2015 | News
... calling for; and the announcement of the joint work and health unit. But the impact could be limited and we seriously struggle to see how the Government will reach its aspiration to halve the ... to live independently. View our spending review summary Disability Rights UK’s reaction to the 2015 spending review ...
Prescription charges in England to increase to £8.60
15 March 2017 | News
... medication to manage their condition. “Our research* showed that 1 in 3 people with long term conditions, who ... This can have a hugely negative impact on the person’s health, often resulting in expensive hospital treatment and ... including Disability Rights UK, concerned with the detrimental impact of prescription charges on people of working ...
PIP and ESA appeal success rate now 75 per cent
15 September 2019 | News
... of Justice (MoJ) statistics. The new MoJ figures also show for the period from April to June 2019 these that: 71% ... had the initial decision revised in favour of the claimant; disability living allowance appeals had a 67% success rate; ... contributor is the low standard of Atos, Capita and Maximus Health Care Professional assessments and the lack of proper ...
Co-production at a Glance!
11 April 2024 | News
At Disability Rights UK, we are embarking on a journey to embed ... part of our work, supporting co-production as an approach. However, we want to go further and ensure that we are truly ... part of our work, supporting co-production as an approach. However, we want to go further and ensure that we are truly ...
Two new reports advocate Universal Basic Income with little concession to disability
17 March 2019 | News
... UBI, by itself, would never cover the additional costs of disability or be too expensive and difficult to distribute. ... means that with any UBI scheme it is likely that additional payments would remain part of a benefit system. DPAC argues ... for disabled people – The report seeks to postpone disability and housing costs issues till a later date, ...
DWP say sanctions early warning letters make little difference to the outcomes of claimants
20 May 2018 | News
... Decision Makers. Results from the qualitative evaluation showed that there was support from staff for the intentions underpinning the trial, however evidence from interviews with staff suggested that ... little difference to the outcomes of claimants. The DWP does not consider that the benefits of the approach are ...