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Women go undiagnosed, accused of ‘hysteria’ - CII report
17 June 2021 | News
... (CII). The data will be submitted to the Department for Health and Social Care for its Women’s Health Strategy ... what’s called ‘medical gaslighting’ and the damage it does, not just medically but on the whole of our lives, is ... healthcare costs by diverting patients who take up too much GP surgery time away from biomedical investigation and ...
Thousands of Disabled people unfairly chased for social care debt
01 March 2023 | News
New reporting by the BBC has shown that more than 60,000 Disabled adults and those with ... expenses disabled people face in maintaining their health and well-being, such as accessible transport, adapted ... people chased for unjust debts for their care show how much things need to change. The government should create a ...
Covid 19 and the rights of disabled people
06 April 2020 | News
... decisions about who gets treatment and care and who doesn’t. We understand that they will have to judge ... that people’s existing health will be taken into account. However, we have read about cases that have made us feel ... of all ages, as set out in the Human Rights Act (1998), the Mental Capacity Act (2005), the Adults with Incapacity ...
DR UK calls for new assessment approach for PIP as Atos and Capita get £40m increase
04 February 2018 | News
Government spending on private firms carrying out 'brutal' disability benefit assessments soared by £40m in one year. ... out of 10 appeals are successful. Atos and Capita rely on healthcare professionals who are cheaper than doctors or ... paramedics, for example, are wrongly assessing people with mental health conditions. The Government should be looking ...
Philippa Day: young disabled mother took her own life after being told to attend PIP assessment
17 January 2021 | News
... the world, has affected my identity.” The inquest heard how Philippa had experienced months of distress due to ... DWP and Capita had been told of her history of significant mental distress and mental health inpatient admissions, that she was agoraphobic, and ...
Get Yourself Active celebrates an excellent set of results from a partnership that it is part of.
20 June 2018 | News
Get Yourself Active are pleased that Chester FC Mental Health & Wellbeing which we through our partners, Cheshire ... Active can offer you to get active as well as the work it does in the area get in touch with Tom Bell the project ...
Loss of disability premiums when claiming UC is discriminatory says High Court
13 June 2018 | News
... More about universal credit More about universal credit and disability Leigh Day press release TP and AR, R (On the ... area, to receive better treatment. AR suffers from severe mental health issues. In 2017, he moved from Middlesbrough to ...
How our GOGA Peer Support Project is making disabled people more active
20 February 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK set up a Peer Support Project in Oct ... The aim is to get disabled people and people with health conditions more active by providing trained mentors ... www.gogapeersupport.org and www.getoutgetactive.co.uk How our GOGA Peer Support Project is making disabled people ...
For over 2 million people who are long-term unemployed as result of disabilities and health conditions the DWP just isn’t working: new report
27 October 2020 | News
... to work due to the impact of disabilities and long-term health conditions and it’s a number that looks set to ... who need it. New Local concludes: “By addressing fundamental barriers within the current system, the shift to a ... spent 18 months seconded from Mind to the DWP advising on how to better support people with mental health problems and ...
Changes in UC transitional protection rules for those on or who lost severe disability premium
06 June 2018 | News
... HCWS745 More about universal credit Universal credit and disability In this statement, made by Esther McVey (The ... ensures that a claimant moving from one benefit to another does not suffer a loss in income at the point of change. However, claimants receiving transitional payments usually ...