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Care Minister announces ‘key worker’ care home visitor pilot
14 October 2020 | News
Designated visitors to relatives in care homes are to be given key worker status to ensure ... this is a pilot. We should immediately move to making tests and PPE available for all close family and friends who want to visit loved ones. The separation is ...
MPs hear adult social care evidence
25 March 2014 | News
The Public Accounts Committee is taking evidence the issues raised in the National Audit Office (NAO) report into Care for adults in England. The report, Adult social care in England: overview , ...
New guide to illegal exclusions
13 September 2017 | News
In July 2017, the government released new exclusions ... people responsible for children’s education to understand their responsibilities and the scale of this issue to ensure that less children are ...
Why the £20 week UC uplift must be kept and extended to legacy benefits: new JRF briefing
03 December 2020 | News
A new briefing from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) details the financial impact of Covid-19 on disabled people and their carers. In turn, it makes the case as to why to ... is disabled or a carer are more likely to be in poverty. Nearly half of all individuals in poverty live in a household ...
I Can Make It travels five hundred miles and will go five hundred more to make new friends
02 February 2017 | News
Unfortunately, we can’t link this update to any unofficial YouTube videos of a ... that we’ve had, as our staff have been in action, in tandem with our Champions, in South West and Northern England. On Monday, Leo Capella and Anna Denham ...
MP tells PMQs about unsanctioned DNR death
17 June 2021 | News
The MP for Peterborough Paul Bristow has told the Prime Minister about a patient who died as a direct result of her ... on their records because they had learning disabilities and schizophrenia. Addressing Prime Minister’s Question ... orders were placed on patients with learning disabilities and mental illness last year, many were unlawful and caused ...
Nearly £3 billion to be awarded to private sector contractors to assess ESA, Universal Credit and PIP
21 November 2021 | News
The DWP is to award contracts worth nearly £3 billion over the next 5 years to carry out work capability assessment for ESA and Universal Credit and assessments for PIP. The DWP says it wishes to “appoint supply partners with the prerequisite expertise, ...
Book your Disability Confidence Training online
05 August 2013 | News
You can now book places on our Disability Confidence Training Courses online Disability confidence for all training ... in work wanting to increase your awareness of disability issues or gain more confidence working with and supporting disabled colleagues or customers. The ...
Disability won't stop me becoming a barrister
14 June 2018 | News
... Holt has a law degree, an ambition to be a barrister – and cerebral palsy. He says his speech impediment has been seen by some in the UK as an issue but that he will fight to work in the ... results of a crucial exam. Daniel has technical knowledge and experience in discrimination and disability law, mental ...
Three DR UK factsheets updated
02 August 2018 | News
... revised three more factsheet so it is easier to choose the information you need. The factsheets are now laid out in ... so you can choose which information you want to access and ignore the information which you do not need. ... have. For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...