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GPs to say no to medical evidence requests
26 August 2013 | News
... Your GP is very busy seeing patients and unfortunately does not have the time available to complete such reports. ... of an appeal, at a cost of £60 million. Latest figures show that 42% of ESA appeals are successful. For more ... The LMC Letter to Patients Requesting Reports in Support of Disability Claims is available here . Action for M.E. has ...
Share Your COVID Experience with the Public Inquiry
08 September 2023 | News
... this still continues to be the case. Some of us were denied health care, some of us struggled to get social care, some ... be opportunities to attend meetings. Kamran Mallick, CEO of Disability Rights UK said ”It is so important to tell ... and inequalities we faced.” To find out where and how to share your experiences, visit the Every Story Matters ...
Survey shows discrimination experienced by Disabled fans
14 June 2022 | News
... a survey Hundreds of Disabled football fans have described how they have been subjected to offensive songs or chants, ... been subjected to verbal abuse 16 per cent had experienced disability-related offensive songs, chants or gestures. 13 ... in the design of spaces and services." Survey shows discrimination experienced by Disabled fans ...
Mayor of London concedes to Disability campaigners over new emission zone plan
09 December 2022 | News
... Emission Zone boundary, which was introduced in April 2019. However, campaigners were worried that the plan would ... any rate of the mobility component of PIP and some other disability benefits until 2027. This means that 280,000 more ... stage of the campaign will be to replicate the success for Disability Inclusion from London to the rest of the UK.” ...
Good practice in supporting disabled learners
18 October 2016 | News
Disability Rights UK is developing a toolkit of resources for education providers to showcase good practice in supporting disabled learners to ... internships and paid employment. Two sets of materials are shown below, made in partnership with National Star College ...
New Public Buildings to be fitted with Changing Places Toilets
16 May 2019 | News
... There are now 1,305 Changing Places facilities in the UK, however many more are required to meet the needs of disabled ... stations, and a similar amount through the Department of Health to install them in 100 hospitals. Disability Rights UK Ambassador Stephen Brookes has long ...
Paralympic athletes: PIP will ruin 2012 legacy
27 August 2013 | News
... of the medallists who helped to transform attitudes towards disability in the UK believe the scrapping of Disability ... the long-term legacy of London 2012. Personal Independence Payment, that will replace DLA and has been introduced for ... wheelchairs and public transport. “The Paralympics only showed a small slither of the disability community. I’m not ...
CQC new model for inspecting adult social care
09 October 2014 | News
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has set out how it will regulate, inspect and rate care homes and ... and testing over the last eighteen months of which Disability Rights UK has been involved, CQC has issued ... shortly publish guidance on the use of surveillance for health and adult social care providers, as well as for ...
Victory towards fire evacuation plans for Disabled People
10 March 2021 | News
... year, the Government was set to ignore this recommendation, however following a judicial review taken by the family of a ...
Guides on complaining to the Ombudsman
08 February 2017 | News
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has updated its step-by step guides ... groups better understand its complaints process and how it operates. The updated guides explain what the ombudsman considers when looking into a complaint, how decisions are made, what to expect if there is a ...