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NHS financial sustainability dependent on spending review says NAO
17 January 2019 | News
NHS financial sustainability: National Audit Office (NAO) Read ... of the NHS. The previous reports showed that financial problems in the NHS were ongoing. Health Trusts continually ... of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts (trusts) and local authorities ...
Elections Bill bad news for Disabled voters
21 September 2021 | News
The Elections Bill currently going through Parliament has the potential to make voting even ... bill had its second reading at the beginning of the month and is even proving controversial amongst senior ... or Blue Badge. The Cabinet Office’s own research shows nearly half of people without photo ID would be unlikely to ...
Spotlighting Intersectional Changemaking: Researcher Explores Black Disabled Experiences in the UK
15 May 2025 | News
At Disability Rights UK, we advocate for intersectional social justice work and therefore want to use our platform to uplift ... research confronting overlapping oppressions and driving tangible justice. Emediong Jumbo, a PhD ...
New Research Released on Workplace Reasonable Adjustments
19 May 2025 | News
Lack of reasonable adjustments in the workplace are “holding Disabled people back” at ... reasonable adjustments”, surveyed 1,000 Disabled workers and asked them to share their experiences around barriers ... in work. The new TUC survey confirms that the two biggest issues facing Disabled workers are, not getting the ...
BBC Panorama exposes abuse of patients
06 October 2022 | News
A new BBC Panorama undercover investigation has found evidence that a secure NHS ... evidence of a toxic staff culture, patients being taunted and bullied, inappropriate use of restraint and ... of restraint and seclusion for people with mental health problems and autism." She states "We know these dangerous ...
DWP abandons 80% benefit reconsideration targets
13 December 2017 | News
... PIP & ESA process Work & Pensions Committee media release In response to pressure from the Work and Pensions Select Committee the Department for Work and ... measurement only used to indicate areas” where there were problems with the original decisions being made, will be ...
Disabled man spent 18 months sleeping on parent’s sofa due to Council’s care plan failure
15 August 2018 | News
A man with mental health problems was forced to sleep on his parents’ sofa for 18 ... failed to support him properly. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO), which found the council ... man from potential harm, or support his parents adequately. In this case, the man had lived in supported accommodation ...
Organisations and Specialists Supporting Disabled People Respond to Building Safety Minister’s Grenfell PEEPs Statement
17 September 2024 | News
A coalition of organisations and specialists supporting Disabled people have published their response to the ... address the Phase 1 recommendation “that the owner and manager of every high-rise residential building be ...
DR UK Post-16 Education and Training Conference 25 and 26 February 2021
21 February 2021 | News
Improving post -16 outcomes for disabled young people in education, training and employment Thursday 25 th February 2021, 10.00 am - ... time for disabled young people seeking education, training and work. We need to work creatively and collaboratively to ...
Tender Brief: DPO Support Hub Content Consultancy
29 June 2023 | News
Disability Rights UK are looking to contract several consultants with experience working ... Support Hub, to help create a centralised body of resources and work to aid DPOs in their vital organising in support of ... extends pre-existing inequalities and compounds the issues faced by DPOs and SMCOs. We believe that providing ...