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Open Letter to Boris Johnson
15 July 2020 | News
Disability Rights UK is amongst the signatories of an open ... tragedy and must be investigated. We have struggled to get health and care services, buy food, get out for exercise and ... been delayed by government, to be put prioritised to show how disabled people won’t be forgotten in ...
Young Disabled people tell Minister what’s wrong with employment support
17 June 2021 | News
... to Justin Tomlinson, Minister for Disabled People, about how employment support needs to change. The meeting, organised by Disability Rights UK was held in the lead up to the Government’s soon to be published Green Paper on disability, benefits and work. The Minister wanted to hear ...
We are looking for disabled ambassadors or champions
08 June 2016 | News
Making disability an asset in the NHS: Ambassadors or champions ... even as a vehicle for newly diagnosed patients to explore how one can get the best out of life with and despite of a ... things around. We want to invest in peer modelling to 'make disability an asset in the NHS' (acting as exemplar ...
Financial pressure undermines NHS
09 July 2014 | News
... The State of the NHS' Finances This Nuffield Trust report shows that, after holding up well under austerity since 2010, ... state of the NHS’ finances takes a comprehensive look at how the finances of the hospitals and commissioning groups ... squeeze on funding due to increasing demand on the health service and the consequences of public sector ...
Attitudes to disabled people since Paralympics
08 July 2014 | News
... training at the rate of 100 placements every working day. Disability Rights UK's Taking Control of Employment ... called for urgent action and after the Olympic Park showed what was possible. For more on this see ... a useful counter to this press release. Read together they show that there is still some way to go in changing attitudes ...
Leadership academy launch
12 November 2014 | News
The programme focused on using lived experience of disability or a health condition to one’s advantage in a business ... regards to what I want to achieve out of the Programme and how our Mentors can help us achieve our goals”. Disability ...
Have your say on housing
04 November 2020 | News
... 2). The coalition believes that everyone, no matter their disability or age, needs a good home. For most people, that means a home that keeps them safe and healthy and enables them to live the life they want. However, the UK has the oldest housing stock in Europe. An ...
Policy Network of Members
27 November 2013 | News
... economic, social, technological, legislative, environmental and in new thinking born of the experience of having a disability or long term health condition and how these trends may necessitate new policies or the ...
Report into Magistrates’ Courts reveals shocking levels of inaccessibility for Disabled Magistrates
21 June 2023 | News
... shocking reading. It lays bare the low priority given to disability equality by the Ministry of Justice and His ... by disabled magistrates. Twenty eight years after the Disability Discrimination Act, this level of disregard for ... people who visit the courts, this is not its focus. However, it’s apparent that disabled defendants, witnesses ...
Potential legal challenges over dishonest PIP assessments
13 May 2018 | News
... legal cases on behalf of PIP claimants who believe that the Health Care Professionals who carried out their face-to-face ... months and wants to consider legal action, can contact the Disability News Service (DNS) – with some brief details ... Pring by phone (weekdays only: 01635 228907) or email: john@disabilitynewsservice.com DNS has been investigating claims ...