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Inspiring disabled staff groups to express and address local needs
11 October 2016 | News
... within a local framework. Read blog Bernd coordinates our Health and Care Voluntary Sector Strategic Partner ... to improve services and promote well-being for all. It does this by: Helping reach the most vulnerable, excluded ... Our Lives and CHANGE). For any comments and/or ideas about how to strengthen ‘disabled people leading change’, ...
Personalised approaches to care - statement
18 May 2020 | News
... last week as part of an ongoing programme of work across health and social care to maintain and champion personalised ... a joint statement: Statement The outbreak of coronavirus does not change long-established best practice that ... and possible, and in compliance with the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and related guidance where ...
Old should pay £10,000 to young and pay more towards social care
07 May 2018 | News
... This Resolution Foundation report recommends additional payments and support be given to millennials (the generation ... future social care. Rising life expectancy and associated health costs means public spending on health, care and social security is set to rise by £24 ...
Abolition of Human Rights Act kicked into touch
25 January 2017 | News
... the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights. This does not necessarily mean that decisions of the European ... UK but the proposed British Bill of Rights would determine how much notice the UK took of decisions made by that court. As ...
Council’s personal budget capping wrong - Ombudsman
12 January 2020 | News
... a disabled man’s personal budget by capping respite payments at the equivalent cost of residential care, despite ... identified failings, the Ombudsman found that all evidence showed residential care to be unsuitable for the man, and it ... should be), they should not set arbitrary limits on how much they will pay to meet a need as this “would not ...
Strict DWP Work Conditionality Ineffective And Often Harmful
08 August 2024 | News
... - is driving perverse outcomes and is not aligned with how the public think people should be treated, argues New ... is required. Additional barriers such as disabilities, health conditions, and caring responsibilities should exempt ... shift the system away from a starting question of “How much conditionality is it reasonable to place on this ...
Face to face benefits appointments cancelled
17 March 2020 | News
Face-to-face assessments for all sickness and disability benefits have been suspended, effective 17 March ... appointment scheduled from Tuesday 17 March onwards does not need to attend and will be contacted to discuss ... be regularly reviewing the position in line with Public Health advice.” The DWP is continuing to accept new claims ...
Opportunity for disabled people to help hold Government to account on its record on disabled people’s rights
21 July 2016 | News
... or subject to compulsion, for instance in relation to mental health or mental capacity law. Liz Sayce, CEO of Disability ... their organisations across England and Wales to report on how well the UN Convention is being put into practice.” ...
Government reject recommendation to automatically send PIP claimants their assessment report
14 January 2018 | News
... the effectiveness of the mandatory reconsideration process. However, the Government says that it does not agree to Paul Gray's recommendation to provide ... we recommended that the DWP should provide a copy of the Healthcare Professional (HCP) report with all decisions ...
MPs ask whether Motability monopoly should face more competition
20 May 2018 | News
... of almost £700,000, plus management fees and interest. It does not sit comfortably with the Committees that the big ... with FTSE 250 companies. Motability Operations does not, however, face a number of fundamental risks and stresses that FTSE 250 companies face. The ...