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Report exposes shocking rise in levels of food-poverty related illness
20 July 2023 | News
... in England. This was exposed alongside figures that showed that people were treated for diseases such as scurvy ... Royal College of GPs said: “If this is indicative of the health of our most vulnerable, then it is shocking. The ... and campaigns officer at DR UK and one of the leads at the Disability Poverty Campaign Group said: “The reality is ...
Accessible toilet access varies wildly across UK
07 September 2021 | News
... when it comes to finding an accessible toilet, research by health and wellness testing company Check My Body Health has found. The company analysed the availability of ...
DR UK becomes London living wage employer
11 February 2016 | News
... the living wage. We also agree to increase the amount we pay to employees by the same amount as any increase in the ...
Moving Social Work Programme Manager
17 October 2023 | Opportunity
Disability Rights UK (DR UK) is excited to recruit a ... fostering lasting societal change and addressing health inequalities head on. You will work to identify root causes of health inequalities that Disabled people face, working ...
Gearing up for ‘I Can Make It Exchange’
02 March 2017 | News
... like to attend, please contact Anna Denham ( anna.denham@disabilityrightsuk.org ) Meanwhile our current champions ... Charlotte White, our Champion for Bristol, attended the Health & Social Science Fair at the University of West ... and in Leeds. So, if you are 18-29, have a disability or health condition and live in any one of those areas or any ...
Government pledges national action following Doncaster abuse inquiry
02 November 2022 | News
... complex interactions between Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and children's social care services, and ... make additional recommendations around practice and policy. However, Ms Keegan announced that the Department for ... said: "This is a deeply disturbing report which highlights how the Government, local authorities, Ofsted and their ...
Pensions and PA employers
04 June 2015 | News
... under the Care Act guidance, where people use a direct payment to employ their own support staff local authorities ...
DWP assessment firms still producing shocking levels of sub-standard reports
26 January 2023 | News
... bidding for new five-year contracts to test eligibility for disability benefits are still producing a “shockingly ... reports written by outsourcing giants Atos and Capita shows that more than one in five (22%) had to be amended ... companies bidding for a share of £2.8 billion to carry out health and disability benefit assessments across five areas ...
People’s experience using adult social care services
28 February 2019 | News
... The quality standard is endorsed by The Department of Health and Social Care as required by the Health and Social Care Act (2012). Supporting organisations Disability rights UK is one of several organisations that ...
NAO report: disabiliity inclusion in Civil Service
24 June 2015 | News
... the culture exclusive. For example staff with long term health conditions feel less engaged and, moreover, are more ... most junior grades. 1 in 4 civil servants with a long-term health condition feel discriminated against. The report ... in March 2015. One of the reports, Tackling health and disability-related barriers to progression within the Civil ...