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DWP carried out more than 200 secret reviews into benefit deaths over the last decade, new figures suggest
10 June 2021 | News
... calendar years, according to new figures obtained by the Disability News Service (DNS). The figures also suggest, ... to the DNS through a freedom of information request also shows that the DWP carried out: 40 internal process reviews ... being assessed for ESA and PIP and had experience of mental distress.” For more information see DWP admits ...
Inspiring Stephen Hawking speech at Jack Ashley memorial event
13 March 2018 | News
... and sponsored by Wey Education. Professor Hawking outlined how his life had changed and developed after being diagnosed ... He reiterated the criticism of the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP, he and Professor Winston and ... travel. He also wanted to continue to campaign for the disability community. He acknowledged that his fame ...
Personal Budget: a personal adventure
09 January 2017 | News
... and a list of medical ailments as long as your arm. Read how Graham Tucker used his personal budget to lose weight ... Our Get Yourself Active project aims to work with the health, social care and sports sectors to develop better ...
Lack of street access prevents independent living, finds new DR UK survey
02 March 2022 | News
A new survey by Disability Rights UK has found that 84% of Disabled ... pandemic. These issues have had a severe impact on their mental and physical wellbeing and have limited their ... due to others ignorance.” Fazilet Hadi, Head of Policy at Disability Rights UK, said: “Our research confirms that ...
Disability History Month focuses on Leadership, Resistance and Culture
18 November 2019 | News
Disability History Month runs from 18 November to 20 ... 19 November, and Sue Bott will be speaking at the Sovereign Health Care awards in Bradford on 5 December as part of Disability History Month. For a non-exhaustive list of ...
Kerbs count in PIP mobility test
31 May 2016 | News
... published today holds that the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) “moving around” activity should be judged ... during the course of moving around out of doors. “ However, Judge Rowley determines that an inability to climb ...
Disability Rights UK releases We Belong report
20 January 2021 | News
... equally. We have had Care Act rights removed, our access to health care de-prioritised, inadequate support for ... and this is one of those times. With the Government’s Disability Strategy to be published in the spring, we need ... and engagement, full political participation and fundamental changes to social security, social care and ...
Survey: Accessing Cervical Screening (Smear Test) with a Physical Disability
20 March 2019 | News
... is for women and people with a cervix with a physical disability or physically debilitating symptoms as a result of a long-term health condition. Go to survey We want to know about your ... attendance at an all-time low. For women with a physical disability there can be additional barriers and inequalities ...
Strategic partner updates for August 2013
08 September 2013 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic ... commissioning support services and CSUs need to explain how they will do this. This is especially important given ... strategic conversation and talk to your local CSUs about how effective partnerships can be forged and the role of the ...
Starship Technologies – developing services with disabled people
17 April 2018 | News
In 2017 Disability Rights UK began working with Starship ... are almost exclusively focused on home meal deliveries – however the organisation is interested in exploring wider ... services supplied by Starship robots but also to consider how else this technology can positively impact disabled ...