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Poor care training putting disabled people at risk
22 April 2015 | News
... to infections. And, worse still, insufficient training on how to administer medication could lead to fatal overdoses, ... care certificate – which came into force this month – does little to address the increasing lack of training for ... paid below the national minimum wage. This is because non-payment of travel time and care workers having to pay for ...
Ofgem announces new price cap for energy
28 February 2023 | News
... charge consumers for each kilowatt hour of energy they use. How much you pay depends on how much energy is used. The ... support for Disabled people who use energy for reasons of health and independence.” DR UK are one over 80 charities ...
DR UK launches UNCRPD evidence report in House of Lords
08 March 2017 | News
... of Persons with Disabilities will examine the UK, to track how well the UK is doing in progressively realising our ... as a mother and a partner, and neglected my rapidly failing health. In the meantime the devastation it has had on me ... of the person London ‘If like me you have a so-called ‘mental disorder’ you can be compulsorily detained and ...
Using Medical Evidence In Benefit Appeals Training
23 June 2023 | News
This course looks at how to use medical evidence effectively, particularly in Personal Independence Payment, Disability Living Allowance and Universal Credit Appeals. It ...
International day of disabled people
02 December 2014 | News
... THE WORLD on the international day of disabled people Disability Rights UK sends greetings to disabled people and ... is underpinned by the principle of choice and control over how our support needs are met. The Care Act also says that ... processes set to significantly limit their impact. The much larger Work Programme has a failure rate of over 90% ...
Disability costs must be covered before applying £30 ESA cut say MPs
02 February 2017 | News
... unavoidable living costs relating to their conditions, and how it will ensure that these costs are covered. Commenting ... on the Work and Pensions select committee report on disability employment published on 3 February, Liz Sayce, ... paper to be welcomed, the select committee report says much more is needed and the government must be pragmatic ...
Vote to annul PIP changes fails in the Lords
27 March 2017 | News
... the PIP Activities for Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition and Planning and following a journey. You ... for a review of the impact was carried by 162 votes to 154. However, this motion does not prevent the changes coming into effect. In her ...
Stephen Crabb’s speech at the Early Intervention Foundation Conference
12 April 2016 | News
... View speech Key points “We’re going to be investing in mental health services to tackle some of the debilitating disorders ... welfare system, the health service will all need to work much better together….to help people stay healthy in the ...
DWP admits wrongly refusing PIP to record number of Disabled people
24 February 2022 | News
... the past year, reports The Independent . Separate figures show the cost of these reviews has surged by 26% in the last ... of the reconsideration and tribunal systems on their mental health.” Over half (56%) of claims which were taken to ...
Charging for residential accommodation
07 October 2022 | Resource
... must undertake a financial assessment in order to establish how much you are supposed to contribute towards the cost of ... scheme more widely to anyone they feel would benefit who does not fully meet the criteria. BACK TO START Lacking ...