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Cornwall to end its maximum weekly care charge?
20 August 2013 | News
... Council has recently published a consultation on charging for adult social care and also a separate consultation on introducing an ... charge so individuals have to pay the full price of care, and including disability related benefits when assessing how ...
‘Finding the right people to support me’ - recruiting/getting personal assistants: Free 22 July webinar
15 July 2020 | News
Many people have said they find it really hard to find and get the right people to ... 22 July (from 2.30pm until 4.00pm) will hear from national and local organisations who support people who have personal ...
Commissioning advocacy under the Care Act
29 October 2014 | News
New guide for commissioning advocacy under Care Act Local authorities should consider expanding their advocacy services to ensure they do not underestimate the impact and funding implications of duties introduced under the Act ...
BSL set to gain official status
02 February 2022 | News
BSL set to gain official status British Sign Language is set to become a ... will mean that public bodies have to promote the language and ensure that interpreters are available for certain services and events. Labour's Rosie Cooper, who introduced the Bill, ...
On 5 July 2018 NHS celebrates its 70th birthday.
12 September 2017 | News
NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with a wide array of ... partners to mark this major milestone and we’re encouraging everyone to get involved – from NHS trusts, GPs, ...
DR UK responds to housing consultations
24 August 2022 | News
DR UK has responded to the government consultation "Improving disabled people's access to let residential premises: ... a new duty", which can be read on the DR UK website, and submitted evidence for the Parliamentary Inquiry into ... 9% of homes in the UK provide features that are accessible. And research shows that more than 400,000 wheelchair users ...
Disabled access to online services
14 April 2013 | News
Digital Britain 2: Putting users at the heart of government’s digital ... impact on their internet use age, socio-economic group and disability do make a difference to internet access 63 ... These results were based on 3000 face to face interviews and an online survey of 130 small and medium sized ...
Our expectations for the government's "opportunity guarantee"
05 July 2020 | News
The UK Government is expected to announce a package of funding to support traineeships, including £1,000 payments for ... the government needs to take much more decisive action, and to make sure that disabled people are included in ... labour force absence, specifically young disabled people and groups such as care leavers and those without formal ...
Forty percent off Mental Health Awareness Toolkit this May
20 May 2018 | News
Turn your mental health awareness into action with 40% off Disability Forum’s Mental Health ... Everyone seems to be talking about mental health, stress and wellbeing – and no wonder. With latest statistics showing that one in ...
Real terms funding for England's parks down £330m a year since 2010
23 August 2022 | News
... Guardian Newspaper has found that the poorest areas are losing out most from local authorities' deep cuts, which have ... 25% less in real terms was spent on parks across England last year than in 2010, with close to three-quarters of local authorities spending less on parks and open spaces. When you adjust for inflation, £327m was ...