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PIP claims by terminal ill cancer patients being rejected
23 October 2017 | News
... rights advisor says that at least 30 clients with terminal cancer have had their PIP claims rejected in the last ... people’s organisation Disability Solutions West Midlands and voluntarily for Unite Community. In one case, a man with ...
Disability charities brand WCA test “farcical”
26 August 2013 | News
... half of people with progressive conditions such as Parkinson's Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis, or ... Parkinson’s Society, MS Society, Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Societyhighlight that: ... are placed in the WRAG when newly assessed for ESA, and allocated a prognosis period for when they may have ...
Rehabilitation is everyone’s business consultation events
12 February 2014 | News
Rehabilitation is everyone’s business – consultation events in London (20th February) and Leeds (6th March) NHS England is developing principles and objectives for the delivery ...
DBC open letter to Government on second chance to stop ESA cuts
16 November 2016 | News
... is a national coalition of over 70 different charities and other organisations committed to working towards a fair benefits system. Disability Rights UK is a member of the DBC and has signed this letter. Original post on the DBC website ...
Proposed Social Care Cap: Comparison with existing system
23 May 2017 | News
... is a brief comparison between the current social care charging system and what we know about Conservative party proposals for social care capping, in England, as outlined in their 2017 manifesto. This is intended ...
Poor care training putting disabled people at risk
22 April 2015 | News
The safety of disabled people who rely on homecare is being put at risk because staff are receiving inadequate ... survey of more than 1,000 care workers employed by councils and private firms across the UK, found that staff are ... bags, peg feeding, stoma care, administering medication and looking after patients with dementia are just some of ...
Survey for everyone with lived experience of a personal health budget
15 April 2019 | News
NHS England has commissioned Quality Health to run a survey, closing 14 May 2019 to gather feedback about people’s experiences of personal health budgets and integrated personal budgets. Go to survey It is open to ...
FutureFit: how tech can get everyone moving more
07 June 2018 | News
FutureFit is the biggest and gathering of tech startups and sports innovators during London Tech Week in the heart ...
Care Quality Commission latest news updates
26 November 2018 | News
... results highlight concerns around access to care, care planning and support for people with mental health conditions in ... of a wider monitoring of the quality of mental healthcare and to plan its inspections. Equally outstanding: an update ...
Urgent need to address social care underfunding to relieve A& E pressure, say MPs
06 November 2016 | News
The Government urgently needs to address the underfunding of adult social care to relieve pressure on A&E ... addressed, people will continue to face avoidable admission and delayed discharge from hospital. In addition, they say ... to underline the perilous state of adult social care in England and the fundamental inadequacy of provision in some ...