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Coronavirus: DR UK CEO writes to Disability and Care Ministers
15 March 2020 | News
... express our concerns that current guidance on Coronavirus does not go far enough to safeguard the lives of disabled ... lacking protective, realistic, meaningful advice on how best to realistically protect their vulnerable ... of this virus within confined communities, relying too much on modelling for influenza. The government needs to ...
Strategic partner updates August 2015
09 August 2015 | News
... commissioning. For any comments and/or ideas about how to strengthen ‘disabled people leading change’, ... impact on professionals and on what they are doing? How does this happen? Maybe your DPULO is already involved with ... that while progress has been made, there is still much more to do to ensure that where it is appropriate, ...
Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
23 April 2025 | Resource
... Revised and updated: 22nd April 2025 Contents Does your child qualify for DLA? DLA Disability test: the ... periods condition DLA residence and presence tests How much is DLA? How to claim DLA Keeping a diary Making use ...
DR UK PIP reform briefing
17 March 2016 | News
... family life and take part in the communities they live in." However, from the very start the rationale for the ... disability actually are. But a disabled person's disability does not go away just because the government has decided to ... appropriately, with people who are seriously physically and mentally ill being found fit for work ... Appeals against ...
Accessing green space: stories from Sheffield
17 November 2023 | News
... drive to Ladybower reservoir in the Peak District. But how can you enjoy those places if, due to a long-term health ... for a disabled parking bay at the Pond car ark. Following much stress, which negatively impacted on her health, she ... the parking space and of course as we might expect – it does not negatively impact on non-blue badge holders who are ...
New Report Finds People Struggle To Share Experiences of Health and Social Care
13 March 2024 | News
... 10% told the service directly. Chris Dzikiti, director of Mental Health, said: “People have the right to feedback ... empowered to provide feedback on the care they receive, and how they can do so. Disability Rights UK have a long ... Good experiences offer insights into what a good service does. “The CQC’s research among patients shows several ...
Regulator highlights concerns around autism and learning disability services in damning annual care review
02 November 2022 | News
The health and care system is "gridlocked and unable to operate ... especially on ethnicity and disability, is inadequate and does not allow for effective planning of integrated ... innovation has the potential to help unblock the gridlock. However, this can only happen in conjunction with a real ...
Psychologists Walking the Talk for social justice
18 August 2015 | News
... these 100 miles, to demonstrate that psychology really does care about these issues and wants to listen so that, as ... necessarily support a person’s emotional wellbeing as much as they could, in fact in some cases they are ... We are trying to raise awareness of these issues and show that psychologists care about social issues, have ...
Independent Living Strategy: A review of progress
16 July 2014 | News
... care, and when delivered well, they improve outcomes. However, there have been significant limitations to ... needs are at increasing risk of institutionalisation. Mental health needs are increasing, but access to mental ... The reported success rate for the Work Choice Programme is much better but only one per cent receive this form of ...
Manifesto for Better Mental Health
27 August 2014 | News
England’s leading mental health organisations have joined forces to produce a ... next Government must do to improve the lives of people with mental health problems. A Manifesto for Better Mental Health ...