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Disability equality e-learning for the House of Commons
17 March 2013 | News
... , 07880 921743 (SMS only please, with details how to contact you) Editor’s notes [1] Disabled people ... wheelchair users, visually impaired visitors, people with mental health problems, what to say and what not to say, discrimination, handling complaints, and much more. - Resources: this area ...
White Paper on Social Care
30 November 2021 | News
... On Wednesday 1 st December, the Minister for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan, made a statement introducing ... lofty: Choice and control; personalised care; and fairness. However the White Paper failed to address the fundamental ... to the actual cake itself is missing.” “The White Paper does almost nothing to support Disabled people in 2021-2022 ...
DR UK says £150 September Cost of Living payment to disabled people “nowhere near enough”
22 August 2022 | News
... New data published by the Office of National Statistics shows that disabled people are more likely than non-disabled ... . These DPCG calls are the actions needed to ensure the health and wellbeing of disabled people during the cost of living crisis. A one-off £150 payment doesn’t touch the sides.” Read the full DPCG letter to ...
Assessing the Government’s Disability Strategy
11 August 2021 | News
... introduction points to the need for significant change. However, it soon becomes apparent that a wide gulf exists ... experienced by Disabled people, but a compilation of departmental actions, some of which were already in train. ... Omissions What hits you about the Strategy is what it doesn’t include: it doesn’t address the shockingly low ...
MPs criticise work programme results
05 November 2014 | News
... on the report Liz Sayce said: "This damning report shows what we already knew - that disabled people are being ... often those with a range of disabilities including mental health challenges. Data from Work Programme providers ... collect and publish information from each provider on how much they are spending on different payment groups. We are ...
Ten suspended after abuse at Essex mental health unit
23 September 2020 | News
Ten workers at an Essex mental health unit have been suspended after a CQC inspection ... from Yew Trees hospital in Kirby-le-Soken appears to show ‘physical and emotional abuse’. The footage has been ...
Pandemic highlights health inequalities for Learning Disabled People
15 December 2020 | News
... Disabled People. Christian Matheson MP told the debate: “Health inequality for people with learning disabilities has ... disabilities died prematurely. “Despite clear data showing those disproportionate health inequalities, very ... the lockdowns, have also had a profound effect on their mental health and will leave lasting effects on their health ...
Your mental health crisis care experiences needed
18 March 2014 | News
... knowledge of the help, care and support provided during a mental health crisis. As part of this work, they would like to hear from: people who have had personal experience of a mental health crisis and tried to get help for it in the ...
Care Quality Commission Mental Health Dormitory Survey
24 October 2017 | News
CQC's State of Care in Mental Health Services Report 2014/2017 found that a number of mental health wards had dormitory accommodation. This ...
Work has never worked for Disabled people so why are we trying to go back to how things were? By Mikey Erhardt
17 November 2023 | News
... to finally get a fair shot and work the way they want. So much has been said about the office, you’d be remiss to ... move ahead into another era of full-time office work, what does the future of work look like for Learning Disabled ... what the ADHD brain needs. When work is vague Of course, how, where, and why you work will always be a deeply ...