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Disabled people still being overlooked in roadmap planning
22 February 2021 | News
... a coalition of Disabled People’s groups has warned the Health Minister Matt Hancock. A letter sent to Matt Hancock, ... and NHS in rolling out the vaccination programme. We very much welcomed the decision before Christmas to increase the ... of people who are clinically extremely vulnerable. However, there remain critical issues affecting Disabled ...
New Kings Fund report highlights the crisis in social care
14 September 2016 | News
A new report by The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust shows a social care system unable to meet the needs of the ... finds that the care and support you get depends on how much money you have and where you live rather than the ... around a vision applicable to all.” For ways in which Disability Rights UK is working towards this aim see our ...
Justin Tomlinson replaced by Chloe Smith as Minister for Disabled People
16 September 2021 | News
... between the Department for Work and Pensions and the health service to support Disabled people who wanted to ... project, my work to support young people with physical and mental health problems takes place in both Norwich and in ... with a disability and health problem and discover just how rewarding this can be both for the young person and for ...
Assessment, Eligibility and Support Planning
15 April 2025 | Resource
... you to produce a care and support plan whereby you decide how you wish your care and support needs to be met . BACK TO ... to be appropriate and proportionate in that you have as much contact with the local authority as you need. The ... person’s needs arise from or are related to physical or mental impairment or illness. This encompasses physical, ...
PM acknowledges vast amounts of discrimination Disabled people face across all aspects of society
27 July 2021 | News
... Disabled people face. In a foreward to the National Disability Strategy released today, he said: Imagine if ... was a vast British city where the 14 million residents were much less likely than those elsewhere to have a job or even ... and agencies in every corner of Government setting out how they will do their bit to bring about the practical and ...
We welcome Integrated Personal Commissioning plans
09 July 2014 | News
... The programme is intended to extend the use of combined health and social care personal budgets. The four groups of ... learning disabilities, and people with severe and enduring mental health problems. In an earlier Guardian interview , ... social care budget by 2018. Liz Sayce, Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK says: “When Simon Stevens announced ...
Support for shielders from supermarkets
16 November 2020 | News
... through to March at the earliest, as we are aware of how important they are to them. We have expanded the amount ... our priority passes are for home delivery. However, we have much more click and collect availability than during the ... guidance in relation to face coverings. If a customer does not wear a face covering, colleagues are advised to not ...
Our response: MPs say PIP a fiasco
19 June 2014 | News
... received any decision on their claim (See ‘PIP stats show broken system’ at ... Liz Sayce said ‘Having an accident, developing a health condition, becoming disabled – these are ... an independent life because they can use it to pay for much needed support. The Government’s poor track record in ...
Disability Rights UK opposes the UK Supreme Court ruling on ‘biological sex’
17 April 2025 | News
... already place disproportionate barriers on accessing vital healthcare, and now this ruling also erodes their ... person’s anatomy, hormone levels, or ability to conceive does not define whether they are a ‘real’ woman. As Disabled people, we know all too well how media obsessions with legislating the lives of those ...
Social Security Advisory Committee consults on how DWP engages with disabled people
26 February 2020 | News
... Advisory Committee (SSAC) is conducting research into how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) engage with ... @ gov.uk Social Security Advisory Committee consults on how DWP engages with disabled people ...