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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, ...
Disabled people delay contacting essential service providers by more than two months
21 September 2023 | News
... daunted by the process. This means they are missing out on much-needed support and important information. Research by ... could get the time back. Major findings from the research show that: Disabled people are waiting on average 82 days ... they need to access their service. This service also does not require consumers to disclose their disability – ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Disabled man’s body found six months after the DWP cut off his benefits
22 September 2022 | News
... in February 2020. The review said that both DWP and local mental health services had followed their policies on ... fit for purpose”. DNS says that the DWP’s failure to show “professional curiosity” when a claimant with a history of mental distress does not attend a meeting in connection with their benefits ...