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People deprived of liberty due to misapplication of Mental Health and Capacity Acts
22 February 2021 | News
A new report from the King’s Fund shows that people are being unlawfully deprived of their ... liberty because professionals are incorrectly using the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) or the Mental Health Act (MHA) according to their role or training, ...
New Kings Fund report on health and social care
03 September 2014 | News
A new settlement for health and social care This is the final report from the ... support for equal need, which in the long term means making much more social care free at the point of use. The ... the cost of prescription charges to £2.50. The total payment anyone would face in a year would be capped. You can ...
Disabled parents often seen as risk to their children rather than given support warns report
25 September 2018 | News
... from Disability Rights UK said: “This research gives a much-needed voice to disabled parents. Now professionals and ... accounts from disabled parents, including those with mental health problems. It shows that health and social care professionals are not ...
What is desperately needed for Disabled people in this Wednesdays Autumn Statement
20 November 2023 | News
... the household budgets of millions of people, setting out how much money will be spent on state benefits and public ... cuts to public services may also be in the offing, despite health, social care and education already being ...
Key notes from DRUK's annual Conference
19 November 2019 | News
... in AI and voice tech used in social care. Dr Albert showed this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=225Wlg3pkdo to ... (EHRC 2017) 29.6% of non-disabled women 37.2% of women with mental health conditions 31.1% of women with physical ... celebration of disability and innovation. Tech can do much more than it previously could. Devices are smaller and ...
DR UK’s Template Submission To The PIP Green Paper Consultation
09 July 2024 | News
... extensive and personal independence payment (PIP) reform. However, it was clear that the proposals were predicated on ... the PIP consultation. We would hope and ask that it does so. However, given that this is uncertain, DR UK ... The Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability Green Paper is available from gov.uk. ...
02 Strategic partner updates February 2015
24 February 2015 | News
... commissioning. For any comments and/or ideas about how to strengthen ‘disabled people leading change’, ... people have a positive impact on professionals? How does this happen? Maybe your DPULO is already involved with ... for housing for people with learning disabilities or mental health issues. For more information, go to: ...
Number Of People Out Of Work Due To Ill Health Growing By 300,000 A Year
03 October 2024 | News
Over the past decade, the health of the UK’s working-age population has ... in the number of working-age Disabled people, which affects how they do their job, these workers are three times more ... in their jobs due to health conditions? What impact does this have on individuals, businesses and society as a ...
Assessment process for carers under the Care Act
15 April 2025 | Resource
... relevant support when they require it. This process affects how carers are assessed and how carers interact with local ... has eligible needs. This replaces the existing law that does not grant carers a legal right to receive support and ... basis’. With the new law, it doesn’t matter now how much care the carer provides. Any carer who feels they could ...
DR UK urges you to complete PIP replacement consultation launched by group with lived experience of the social security system
12 February 2025 | News
... System, with a detailed proposal for an Additional Costs Disability Payment. The Commission on Social Security are a ... in the social security system and what works, and what doesn’t”. After a project hiatus 2023-24, the Commission ... Paper aimed a making £3 billion of cuts to disability and health benefits expenditure. As the Commission says, the ...